Forensic Science: Chemistry

Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 10 p.m.

This week we move onto another part of forensic science- chemistry. This discipline looks at most of the non-DNA analysis that goes on at crime scenes. This week we're talking to Dr. Ruth Smith from Michigan State University to learn about what a forensic chemist does, how they identify difference samples, and the research that Dr. Ruth is doing to help make this process even better.