The inventor of a revolutionary new forensic fingerprinting technique claims criminals who eat processed foods are more likely to be discovered by police through their fingerprint sweat corroding metal.
Dr John Bond, a researcher at the University of Leicester and scientific support officer at Northamptonshire Police, said processed food fans are more likely to leave tell-tale signs at a crime scene…Dr Bond said sweaty fingerprint marks made more of a corrosive impression on metal if they had a high salt content.
And he revealed he was currently in early talks with colleagues at the University of Leicester to assess whether a sweat mark left at a crime scene could be analysed to reveal a ‘sweat profile’ ie more about the type of person who left the mark.
Dr Bond…has developed a method that enables scientists to ‘visualise fingerprints’ even after the print itself has been removed. He and colleagues conducted a study into the way fingerprints can corrode metal surfaces. The technique can enhance – after firing– a fingerprint that has been deposited on a small calibre metal cartridge case before it is fired.
RTFA – there are some interesting avenues for forensic research suggested by Dr. Bond’s work.
Eideard 
Cover your fingers with chocolate before you load the gun.
Given what I see as the federalization of all local and state police, something about creating “revolutionary” techniques that say evidence against someone is there because of a connection to junk food makes me go, “Uh oh.”
What’s next, “scientific” evidence that can trace odor patterns. It smells like fried potatoes at the crime scene, so the kid with the happy meal must have done it?
I blogged about the same discovery. Very interesting. If people won’t stop eating processed foods for health-related issues, maybe they can be convinced this way!!
http://reisendame.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/stop-eating-processed-foods-and-get-away-with-murder-well-sort-of/
yea i love of these foods but u can really gaint weigt by eating them