Nature helps to solve the crime ? Diatoms study in case of drowning death

Nature is everywhere surrounding us in different form. It includes single cell structure to extremely complex, living or non living, substance or creature. One of the important part of nature is diatoms ? unicellular algae which are usually present in water sources like lake, pond etc. Death due to submersion of body into water is known since ages. Diatoms study in case of drowning death is very useful for forensic investigators. It is one of the best example in which nature helps to solve the crime. In present article, we discussed about diatoms, diagnosis of drowning death and length of submersion of body in water with help of diatoms, collection, identification and preservation of diatoms for forensic analysis.