Ch. 14 | Who Killed Dr. Thompson? A Forensic Mystery

Chapter 14 Opening Video

This video introduces students to the forensics they'll use in Chapter 14 to solve a mystery.

This video demonstrates how to safely set up a THF solvent still with potassium.

This video shows students how to use a gas chromatograph.

This video shows students how to use a mass spectrometer.

This video points out the differences between an optical microscope and an electron microscope.

This Flash-based virtual lab allows students to extract DNA from samples.

This Flash-based virtual lab allows students to perform a PCR reaction to better understand what's depicted in Figure 14.18.

This Flash-based virtual lab allows student to run a gel electrophoresis to better understand what's illustrated in Figure 14.19.

This video helps explain DNA fingerprinting, which is depicted in Figure 14.21.

[Insert description]

[Insert description]

[Insert description]

[Insert description]

[Insert description]

[Insert description]

[Insert description]

This link provides an experiment to extract DNA from a variety of food items.

This simulation illustrates the processes involved in the extraction of DNA.

This interactive website describes the details of PCR used to amplify DNA.

[Insert Description]

This video describes how to build your own gel electrophoresis system.

Check out this interview with Max Houck to learn how forensics is applied in the real world.