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Applying actual science to blood splatter evidence

A recurring theme on this blog has been the lack of actual science behind many so-called forensic "sciences," as highlighted last year in a major study by the National Academy of Sciences, and the need for primary research in many fields where flawed evidence is commonly relied upon in court. In that vein, here's an interesting article from Inside Science News Service about primary research into blood-splatter evidence which debunks past techniques while pointing to possible, actually science-based methodologies for using such evidence:Sanjeev Chandra, an engineer at the University of Toronto who helps General Motors develop better ways to spray paint its cars. "A lot of the physics is exactly the same for blood." In soon to be published research, Chandra and his team have revisited the techniques and software packages that forensic experts have developed over the years to reconstruct the origin of blood splatters...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 28, 2010 (boomark / email).