SUBJECT: Fake blood

DATE: 3/97

 

 

I recall a discussion regarding fake body fluids a while back but I wasn't

interested at the time and wasn't paying close attention.

 

Now I need "blood" for a forensic biology exercise - it needs to look

bloody and type out like usual.

 

Is there such a thing available? any experiences?

 

thanks

 

Tom Haffie Phone: 519-679-2111 (6502)

Department of Plant Sciences FAX: 661-3935

University of Western Ontario e-mail: thaffie@julian.uwo.ca

London, ON, Canada

N6A 5B7

 

 

Tom,

 

Wards has simulated blood for different kinds of studies. One that they

have for forensics actually has artificial blood in fabric so that students

have to extract samples and then type the blood. It is in the 97 catalog

on page 518.

 

I would be interested in hearing what else you are doing for your forensic

labs. We are running a summer science institute for high school Jr's and

Sr's and the biology portion of the institute is going to be using biology

and chemistry to solve a murder. This is our first year to include biology

in the summer institute, so we are looking for activities to include also.

 

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Terry Davin

Biology and Allied Health

Penn Valley Community College

Kansas City MO 64111

davin@kcmetro.cc.mo.us

http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/biology/DAVIN/DAVIN.html

(816) 759-4236 (PHONE)

(816) 759-4553 (FAX)

 

 

Tom,

Ward's markets a fake blood tha't not bad. I used it for blood typing in

our intro bio labs. It's close to the right color. Under the microscope

the coacervates are differently colored to do CBC's.

Brenda Simmers

Lab Coordinator

Dept of Biology

University of Toledo

 

 

I have tried Ward's fake blood kits and not been happy with the results. The

agglutination looks like raspberry jam and not very good jam. I had talked with

Colorado Serum Company about developing kits using horse blood but haven't had

time to follow up.

Sandy Buckles

John Carroll University

sbuckles@jcvaxa.jcu.edu

 

 

As to Ward's blood... I didn't want to say anything but since Sandy spoke up

I will give my opinion too... I used Ward's blood once and didn't like the

results at all. I felt it was an unrealistic product and very disappointing

compared to working with real blood! Maybe I am just too hard to please!

 

Emily in Orrville

 

 

Carolina Biological Supply sells "aseptic" RBC's which I have used

with the antisera. It works like a charm for blood typing.

 

HH

 

Herbert W. House, Jr. Internet: househ@numen.Elon.edu

2270 Campus Box Phone: (910) 584-2294

Elon College, N. C. 27244 Fax: (910) 538-2643

 

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