Author: Anusha Suresh, M.Sc Forensic Science, BHU. Pollen is generally described as the fine powdery substance that is released by the male part of a flower or flowering plant and consists of tiny grains that consist of a male gamete that can fertilise a female ovule, and all of this would, under the right circumstances, eventually lead to the production of a whole new plant.[1] The niche of forensic palynology comes into the picture as the study of pollen, spores, or other acid-resistant microscopic plant bodies and using them in criminal investigations. [2] Pollens are dispersed as part of a plant's reproductive propagation and therefore are dispersed through the wind, water, pollinator insects/animals, or even within themselves. There are a few ways one could use it in a forensic setting. They can be found on the victims and suspects' clothing, shoes, and skin when one either comes in contact with these plants/flowers or has moved through the soil where the pollens have been...
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