An expert in the application of scientific methods and techniques to matters under investigation by a court of law.
the samples were examined by a forensic scientist
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Forensic scientists warned that the DNA might have deteriorated too much to provide conclusive evidence.
A forensic scientist has visited the scene and an investigation is under way into how the fire began.
A forensic scientist gave evidence that smoke deposits on the bolt of the patio door suggested that the bolts must have been engaged during the fire.
Colour is one of several ways that forensic scientists analyse soil.
Detectives have spoken of a "significant breakthrough" in the case after forensic scientists were able to compile a DNA profile of the killer.
Forensic scientists have studied the decay of more than 500 bodies, recording differences across a range of seasonal temperatures and humidities.
A number of observations were made about the role of the expert in cases involving DNA evidence, stressing the limits of the evidence that the forensic scientist can properly give.
Forensic scientists are being brought in to investigate five robberies between Thursday night and Friday morning.
A detective agreed that the issue of contamination was not going through his mind when he handled a coat seized from a suspect's flat before it was seen by forensic scientists.