LIsa Black
Cape Coral, FL
Female, 49
I spent the five happiest years of my life in a morgue. As a forensic scientist in the Cleveland coroner’s office I analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes. Now I'm a certified latent print examiner and CSI for a police department in Florida. I also write a series of forensic suspense novels, turning the day job into fiction. My books have been translated into six languages.
What was it they were testing?
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As far as I know germs don’t ‘eat’ other germs. But they can’t live long by themselves so on an inanimate surface, they would die sooner rather than later.
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No.
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If the bottle is sealed well, I don't think so. Hair is pretty tough.
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CBP Officer
Do you catch less marijuana at the border now that it's being decriminalized in some States?
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Did your career blow up after you performed on the Tonight Show / Conan?
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But what sample were they testing? What piece of evidence were they analyzing in the gas chromatograph?
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That’s an exceedingly broad question that could take a stack of textbooks to answer.
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Most any job in forensics is hands-on, either lab work or field work or both, and legalities are usually the responsibility of the officers, who are trained in such, and the attorneys. So I don’t think you’ll have a problem. Best of luck!
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