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Last Answer on July 21, 2022

can a person erase their fingerprints w/ household cleaning products

Asked by fierce95@yahoo.com about 8 years ago

From an object? Sure, if you clean the surface thoroughly.

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So unless the gloves and/or surface had some form of dirt or oil or other sort of substance that would make a print form, if both were completely spotless, there would be no gloveprints?

Asked by R-Mod over 7 years ago

Probably not. Fingerprints are left usually because skin has oils and sweat, which of course gloves wouldn't have.

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Can I interview you on this for a school project?

Asked by Samantha almost 8 years ago

Sure, email me at lisa-black@live.com.

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I am Aminul from India. I got 49% in my HSC board exam can I became a forensic scientist.

Asked by Mohammed Aminul Islam shaikh almost 8 years ago

I'm sorry but I wouldn't have any idea what an HSC exam is or what a good score is.Best of luck to you!

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What is you opinion on the product rule used in DNA match probabilities and is this a reliable statistical method to employ when new DNA profiling multiplexes analyse STR markers within the same chromosome?

Asked by andres11 almost 8 years ago

Sorry, but as I'm not a DNA analyst, I wouldn't have any idea.

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When measuring blood splatters, does the type of blood affect the diameter measurement?

Asked by Rylee over 7 years ago

There's only two kinds of blood, blood and menstrual blood, and as far as I know there's been no studies using menstrual blood.

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So I eventually want to enter into being a forensics analysist, but I've encountered a problem. I recently got a medical marijuana card for a medical problem. And I am not a frequent user. Can I basically forget about being an forensics analysist.

Asked by Carisma over 7 years ago

I don't see why as that would be perfectly legal.

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can a person erase their fingerprints w/ household cleaning products

So unless the gloves and/or surface had some form of dirt or oil or other sort of substance that would make a print form, if both were completely spotless, there would be no gloveprints?

So you wanna be a Forensic Scientist?

Can I interview you on this for a school project?

I am Aminul from India. I got 49% in my HSC board exam can I became a forensic scientist.

Also on Jobstr...

What is you opinion on the product rule used in DNA match probabilities and is this a reliable statistical method to employ when new DNA profiling multiplexes analyse STR markers within the same chromosome?

When measuring blood splatters, does the type of blood affect the diameter measurement?

So I eventually want to enter into being a forensics analysist, but I've encountered a problem. I recently got a medical marijuana card for a medical problem. And I am not a frequent user. Can I basically forget about being an forensics analysist.

Forensic Scientist

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

can a person erase their fingerprints w/ household cleaning products

So unless the gloves and/or surface had some form of dirt or oil or other sort of substance that would make a print form, if both were completely spotless, there would be no gloveprints?

So you wanna be a Forensic Scientist?

Can I interview you on this for a school project?

I am Aminul from India. I got 49% in my HSC board exam can I became a forensic scientist.

Also on Jobstr...

What is you opinion on the product rule used in DNA match probabilities and is this a reliable statistical method to employ when new DNA profiling multiplexes analyse STR markers within the same chromosome?

When measuring blood splatters, does the type of blood affect the diameter measurement?

So I eventually want to enter into being a forensics analysist, but I've encountered a problem. I recently got a medical marijuana card for a medical problem. And I am not a frequent user. Can I basically forget about being an forensics analysist.

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