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Forensic science

Forensics offers career opportunities for the Sherlock Holmes of the future — and the work is far from elementary, says Susan Myers.

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  1. Susan Myers is a scientific adviser to Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in San Diego.

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Myers, S. Forensic science. Nature 421, 872–873 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj6925-872a

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