Editorial

Editorial Editorial (5308) Total Article Views Authors: Druid H Published Date June 2011 Volume 2011:1 Pages 1 - 2 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRFMS.S18325 Henrik Druid Forensic Medicine Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Forensic science is a subject that encompasses a wide variety of disciplines, but they all share a common goal: to deliver scientific evidence to criminal investigations. In certain fields, additional tasks are performed to meet the demands of other functions in the community, such as the contribution to the death registry and insurance matters. However, despite long-term research efforts in forensic science, several classical questions have not been resolved satisfactorily and, hence, there are a number of "white" areas that need careful investigation. In addition, developments in society also create new challenges for forensic investigators. The illicit and licit development of new drugs, for instance, necessitates the adjustment or development of analytical methods, and the rapid developments in the digital world require a great deal of new professional competence so that fraud or unauthorized data trespassing can be proven. Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Readers of this article also read: Performance in L1 and L2 observed in Arabic-Hebrew bilingual aphasic following brain tumor: A case constitutes double dissociation Evidence-based decision-making within the context of globalization: A “Why–What–How” for leaders and managers of health care organizations The cognitive basis of diglossia in Arabic: Evidence from a repetition priming study within and between languages "Globalized public health.” A transdisciplinary comprehensive framework for analyzing contemporary globalization’s influences on the field of public health Neurotransmitter testing of the urine: a comprehensive analysis Epigenomics in cancer management Amino acid-responsive Crohn's disease: a case study Evaluation of in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility of different morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi Long-term treatment of bipolar disorder with a radioelectric asymmetric conveyor Radio electric asymmetric brain stimulation in the treatment of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer disease