Melissa Boler, a graduate student in the forensic science program, will present a literature seminar, "Messenger RNA Profiling for the Distinction of Several Biological Fluids in Forensic Science," at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, November 15, in Science Building 272. This seminar is open to the public and provides refreshments. The seminar abstract is as follows:

Abstract
When evidences like stains from crime scenes are examined, DNA analysis is typically performed to link an individual to the scene; however, identification of where the cells derived from can be extremely beneficial to investigators, allowing for crime scene reconstruction and sexual assault verification. Conventional methods of body fluid identification have been