5 Things CSI Doesn't Tell You About Forensics  5 Things CSI
Doesn't Tell You About Forensics  Bernie Alexander Page 1 of 3
Overture Searches On Site: 108,155 according to the March 2006
report from www.overture.com  CBS's CSI has helped make science
cool again. Since the show debuted in 2000, applications to
forensics schools have shot upwards — everyone wants to be
solving crimes like Grissom and Nick.  However, CSI's portrayal
of criminalistics — the field of forensics that involves the
analysis of DNA, impressions and trace elements — isn't an
entirely accurate one. That won't come as a shocker to any
regular TV viewers, but what is curious is the interesting stuff
that the show leaves out. With the topic being hotter than ever,
let's look at five things that CSI hasn't told you about
forensics.  some info  It's no secret that criminal forensics
didn't start with CSI, but few people are aware of just how old
this science is. Fingerprinting was first used in China in the
7th century as a means of signing le