Forensic researcher creates ‘bone lab’ in bathroom
A Staffordshire University PhD student has turned her bathroom into a bone lab as part of her research into finding better ways to identify burned bodies.Emma Morgan, who works as a Specialist Trained Officer with Thames Valley Police, was motivated to embark on a part-time PhD after working with forensic recovery teams at Grenfell Tower. Currently, bone fragments are recovered from fire scenes by manually filtering through debris. Emma is investigating whether Alternative Lighting Systems – usually used by forensic scientists to detect bodily fluids and fibres at crime scenes – can be