Tying lipstick smears from crime scenes to specific brands
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 21:30
in Psychology & Sociology
It's a common TV show trope: detectives find a lipstick mark at a crime scene, they send a sample to the lab, and suddenly they have a lead. Real-life analyses aren't nearly as fast or straightforward, but scientists are developing a better method for lifting lipstick samples and analyzing them.