https://www.pitara.com/tags/forensic-science/Recent content in Forensic Science on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-are-human-voices-different/Wed, 15 Mar 2000 12:11:25 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-are-human-voices-different/<p>Imagine a scenario. A criminal is being tried in court. He denies saying something. The prosecution brings a recording, saying they have his confession on tape. As the accused vigorously denies the voice being his, an expert shows just why the voice could be no one else&rsquo;s.</p> <p>A fictional scene? Perhaps, but it is a reality that no two persons in the world have exactly the same voices. Do you know why this is so?</p>https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/what-is-ribotyping/Tue, 01 Jan 2002 20:07:16 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/what-is-ribotyping/<p>Consider this, in a murder case, the culprit has left no clues. There are no fingerprints or eye witnesses.</p> <p>A perfect crime, you would say. But on close inspection, the crime branch discovers a tiny strand of hair. Back in the forensic laboratories, scientists use this strand of hair to track down the criminal and solve the murder case.</p> <p>But, how can you crack a mystery with a strand of hair, you would exclaim.</p> <p>The technique used by forensic scientists to track down the culprit is called DNA-fingerprinting. DNA stands for deoxy-ribo-nucleic acid. The DNA is present in every cell of our body and contains information needed by the cell to go about its activities.</p>