Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps in the text. On popular drama series like CSI: Crime Scene , the latest methods are used to collect and physical and solve crimes in record time. But just how is all this? We 26-year-old Ben Langdon to find out what the job of a scientist is really like. So, Ben ... is your job anything like what we see on CSI? Well ... mostly no! On the show, seem to end every work day with a arrest, but sometimes our cases aren’t for months. Also, on CSI you see that everything is being done by one or two people. They go to the crime , do DNA , then go and arrest the . In reality, a lot of different specialised , forensic scientists and are involved in each case. I specialise in and analysis, but others look at , footwear and many other things. So what’s a typical day like for you, Ben? There’s no day because every case is different. A few days ago, I examined some that had been collected from a crime scene. A ski had been found after an armed at a pizzeria, so I had to it for hair, blood and saliva. When a was found, I used to remove the DNA from it and then I had the DNA compared to from the suspects. Another time recently, I spent two whole days searching for fibres in a car. Sometimes, I might even be asked to present my evidence in in front of a . Can you tell us a little about the and scientific methods you use? Sure. As well as microscopes, we use powerful electron microscopes. We also use light to see traces of evidence like tiny fibres and which chemicals. Our techniques are becoming more all the time. Soon, we will have a kind of ‘lab on a chip’. DNA will be identified simply by putting a amount of on a silicon chip. Finally, what are the best and the worst parts of your job? Well, this job isn’t for everyone. Some crime scenes can be very . On the other hand, it’s wonderful when a case has been and your evidence played a in that. You get to help the , and that’s a great feeling.

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On popular ... drama series like CSI: Crime Scene ... , the latest ... methods are used to collect and ... physical ... and solve ... crimes in record time. But just how ... is all this? We ... 26-year-old Ben Langdon to find out what the job of a ... scientist is really like.
So, Ben ... is your job anything like what we see on CSI?
Well ... mostly no! On the show, ... seem to end every work day with a ... arrest, but sometimes our cases aren’t ... for months. Also, on CSI you see that everything is being done by one or two people. They go to the crime ... , do DNA ... , then go and arrest the ... . In reality, a lot of different specialised ... , forensic scientists and ... are involved in each case. I specialise in ... and ... analysis, but others look at ... , footwear and many other things.
So what’s a typical day like for you, Ben?
There’s no ... day because every case is different. A few days ago, I examined some ... that had been collected from a crime scene. A ski ... had been found after an armed ... at a pizzeria, so I had to ... it for hair, blood and saliva. When a ... was found, I used ... to remove the DNA from it and then I had the DNA compared to ... from the suspects. Another time recently, I spent two whole days searching for fibres in a car. Sometimes, I might even be asked to present my evidence in ... in front of a ... .
Can you tell us a little about the ... and scientific methods you use?
Sure. As well as ... microscopes, we use powerful electron microscopes. We also use ... light to see traces of evidence like tiny fibres and ... which ... chemicals. Our techniques are becoming more ... all the time. Soon, we will have a kind of ‘lab on a chip’. DNA will be identified simply by putting a ... amount of ... on a silicon chip.
Finally, what are the best and the worst parts of your job?
Well, this job ... isn’t for everyone. Some crime scenes can be very ... . On the other hand, it’s wonderful when a case has been ... and your evidence played a ... in that. You get to help the ... , and that’s a great feeling.

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