Forget CSI and Silent Witness, staff at a Glasgow lab are the quiet heroes in bid to crack crime WAKING THE DEAD How ground-breaking research at Strathclyde University could help the police solve 'cold cases'

From: Evening Times | Date: October 27, 2005| Author: Maureen Ellis | Copyright information

CULT TV shows such as Silent Witness, CSI and Waking The Dead have nothing on the amazing work being done by scientists at Glasgow's Centre for Forensic Science.

There, stunning advances in technology mean that crucial evidence can be detected from stains invisible to the naked eye.

The centre's head, Prof.

Jim Fraser, is an expert on tackling the type of cold case that Strathclyde Police recently announced it would tackle, including the Bible John murders.

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