Forensic biology is the application of biology to associate a person(s), whether suspect or victim, to a location, an item (or collection of items), another person (victim or suspect, respectively). It can be utilized to further investigations for both criminal and civil cases. Two of the most important factors to be constantly considered throughout the collection, processing, and analysis of evidence, are the maintenance of chain of custody as well as contamination prevention, especially considering the nature of the majority of biological evidence. Forensic biology is incorporated into and is a significant aspect of numerous forensic disciplines, some of which include forensic anthropology, forensic entomology, forensic odontology, forensic pathology, forensic toxicology. When the phrase "forensic biology" is utilized, it is often regarded as synonymous with DNA analysis of biological evidence. Disciplines Brief History of Forensic Science The first known briefings of forensic procedures we still use today are recorded to be used as far back as the 7th century, the concept of utilizing fingerprints as a means of identification was first established. By the 17th century, forensic procedures were used to account criminals of guilt charges among other things. Nowadays, autopsies and forensics have skyrocketed not only in popularity but also in technological advances. One of the first men to use such techniques to what we know now as forensics was a man by the name of Alphonse Bertillon. Who in 1879, became the first to evolve a scientific system of personal identification. Through the development of the science of Anthropometry, which involves the series of measurements of the body to help in distinguishing one human individual from another. Another man who not too long after made significant discoveries in the field of forensics was a man named Karl Landsteiner. Karl Landsteiner in the year 1901, discovered that the blood could be grouped into different categories, A, B, AB, and O. Which of course, led to more studies and eventually, a whole new spectrum in the field of not only medicine but also criminology. Dr Leone Lattes himself is also a very well known man who made significant additions into the field of forensics. In 1915, he discovered a simple procedure to determine the blood group of the dried bloodstains. This technique was adopted for criminal investigation. Another man was H.O. Albrecht. H.O. in the following years, 1928 to be exact, was a German chemist who developed a chemical solution