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Wood forensic science

A person using a magnifying loop to look at the end of a piece of wood.
From assisting with criminal cases and mid-air collisions to identifying wood species to combat illegal logging, the wood anatomy and forensic research done at the Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory draws upon one of the largest and oldest collections of wood and plant species from around the world. (Forest Service video)“We were recently consulted about a murder case,” Forest Service's…
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