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HOW YOU DEVELOP A UNIQUE FINGERPRINT?

HOW YOU DEVELOP A UNIQUE FINGERPRINT? Fingerprints are the little ridges on the tips of your fingers. These are folds of the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. The “prints” are the patterns of skin oils or dirt of these ridges leave behind on touching a surface. Fingerprints became a popular form of bio-metrics because they are easy to access, classify and sort. Fingerprints are Unique and Permanent , this quality of fingerprint make it an infallible means of personal identification, because the ridge arrangement on every finger of every human being is unique and does not alter with growth or age. You might be wondering the EFFECT OF INJURIES ON FINGERPRINT Your boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife might leave you but your fingerprint will never! It was only in 2015 that a long-term study showed that fingerprints are stable over a person’s lifetime. The ridges of a fingerprint are visible on the skin’s surface layer, but the pattern is actually “enc

ATTENTION to all Forensic Scientists: COVID-19 lives on in blood after death

ATTENTION !! Attention to all Forensic Scientists: COVID-19 lives on in blood after death COVID-19 has found access to enter human body through dead! The current novel COVID-19 pandemic is definitely a challenging period for every human all around the world. However a new challenge in terms of protection has arisen for forensic scientist who are involve in Forensic pathology , serology or biology as COVID-19 is capable of spreading through the blood of vermic patient. COVID-19 PRESENTING A MENACING GESTURE TO FORENSIC SCIENTIST COVID-19 is a respiratory pathogen and can be transmitted via respiratory droplets, but also through the blood of a viremic patient. You might have heard this phrase that “ dead men tells no tail unless you are in forensics ” well, there is a slight modification to this phrase in regards to present situation and that is “Dead men can spread Coronavirus while telling tails” .   I know it sounds like a movie or as if we are discussing new ep

FORENSIC DOCUMENT GLOSSARY PART-1

FORENSIC DOCUMENT GLOSSARY PART-1 Are you newbie in forensic field and interested in Forensic document? If yes, then this blog is for you. Here is my brief introduction. I am Sukriti Agrawal completed my graduation and post-graduation from core forensic science, including a research work in Forensic toxicology. I hold work experience in District Forensic Lab of Varanasi (India), done live field crime scene investigation at Prayagraj (India) and given training to Provincial Armed Constabulary (UP-PAC) India. I am starting a series of blogs related to different fields of forensic science (Ballistics, biology, document, toxicology, serology, cyber, physics, anthropometry etc.). In these series I will try my best to provide you information from basics to advance forensic science.   Let’s start with Forensic Document Examination before knowing the Examination you must be Familiar with the technical terms used in Documentation examination, this blog is beneficial for

10 PRODUCTIVE THINGS TO DO DURING SELF QUARANTINE

10 PRODUCTIVE THINGS TO DO DURING SELF QUARANTINE I know time is tough for all of us. We are dealing with COVID-19 Pandemic and as for precaution we are suggested to stay at home and maintain social distance (self-quarantine). Here is some of my tips to utilize this time and do productive work at home. What is Self – quarantine: Novel CoronaVirus ( COVID-19 )? It means staying at home/accommodation and not leaving until the situation is under control and not to invite visitors at home. It is little different from isolation as here healthy/well persons have to restrict the movement. Quarantine help to limit the spread of communicable disease. If you cannot go OUTSIDE, why not to come INSIDE On the bright side you have opportunity to use this time to go inside and connect with your soul. Take time to slow down and simplify your life, do a little soul work while giving chance to the World to settle everything. 10 PRODUCTIVE THINGS TO DO DURING SELF QUARANT

CORONAVIRUS AND COPPER: WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE COPPER?

CORONAVIRUS AND COPPER: WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE COPPER? A recent clinical study have proved antibacterial properties of copper and showed why copper is far better than other common materials at preventing the spread of infectious diseases has caught the public’s attention amid the ongoing corona-virus  pandemic. India always valued copper and now modern science proving why you should too! Relation between India and Copper It's not surprising that during ancient times, Indian priests would store water in their copper Kamandalam and the water would remain fresh for a long time. This water is known as the Tamra Jal - Tamra in Sanskrit meaning Copper. Even now, Indians use Copper Panchpatra to perform daily rituals. According to Ayurveda, Copper helps maintain the balance between the three doshas - Vata, Kapha and Pita and also helps to delay the ageing process. This is motivation enough to get yourselves a copper water bottle! Indians also used Brass. Brass is

CoronaVirus: A JOURNEY FROM EPIDEMIC TO PANDEMIC

In the previous blog we have learned about CoronaVirus - infection, mechanism, effects, preventive measures and raised a question. Well answer to that question has changed completely. WHY it is called as CoronaVirus ? Not being judgmental but sometimes looks defines name, same is the case with coronavirus-  It has a core of genetic material covered by an envelope with protein spikes that resemble a crown. In Latin, a crown is a "corona". It’s called a novel coronavirus because it’s new and hasn’t been detected in people before. CoronaVirus: A JOURNEY FROM EPIDEMIC TO PANDEMIC We have traveled half of it's journey in the previous blog, let's travel the other half. The World Health Organization ( WHO ) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a Pandemic , pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and the sustained risk of further global spread. Now the data have changed a bit, you c

PERSONAL HYGIENE ON BUDGET part-1

PERSONAL HYGIENE ON BUDGET Personal hygiene is one of those thing that people are very particular about. And while we all know we have to shower and brush our teeth, there is so much more to personal hygiene than just that! Everyone is different and unique in their own way, so no one can generalize products, methods or hacks! It's good to update yourself and try things out and find what works best for your body. In this post, I will be sharing some of my personal hygiene practices and products that works best for me which I have learned by trying and using different things out. Here all the products that I will be showing is Not sponsored and if you purchase through the link provided I may earn little credit or commission at NO additional cost to you.    PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS ON BUDGET Personal hygiene is daily practice not one day process, So keep this thing in mind while practicing so. Let's get started! 1- WET WIPES Yes wet wipes, no