[Dynamics of main characteristics of activities of forensic biological departments of forensic medical bureaus of the Russian Federation for the period from 1980 till 2008].

Voluminous materials characterizing activities of forensic biological units of forensic medical bureaus of the Russian Federation for the period from 1980 till 2008 have been collected, summarized, and systematized. The study is the first attempt to analyse the entire scope of work performed by forensic biologists during a large period of time and to estimate the proportion of its constituent components. It revealed long-term dynamics (increase and decrease) of the number of forensic biological studies.