Molecular Identification of Insects Relevant to Medicolegal Casework
Molecular identification is advantageous for medicolegal death investigations involving entomological activity. This enables species-level identification of immature specimens necessary for estimating post-mortem interval and may be performed without specialized training or resources. The presenter describes a strategy effective for relevant species and demonstrates analysis of casework-type samples.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on December 2, 2021.
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