For more on the controversy over forensic certification and expert testimony, watch FRONTLINE’s recent film, The Real CSI (check your local listings). This is how I — a journalism graduate ...

During presentations, I sometimes show two slides – a photo of the cool “CSI” people, followed by one of me in scrubs, face mask and three pairs of gloves, looking like a total nerd.

“You’re wearing your forensic gloves and it’s all very methodical and detached and disembodied from the person, the human being.” But there is a part of the process that she finds ...

Heather Garvin, a board-certified forensic anthropologist for the state of Iowa, is also a professor at Des Moines University. She’s using her experience to help Iowa families. When remains are ...