Click to Read : “Forensic serology is the branch of forensic sciences dealing with identification and characterization of biological, evidentiary samples such as blood, semen, saliva, sweat, breast milk and any other bodily fluids.”
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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