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Forensic biology

Determining the Age of a Sample Using RNA Sequencing

Date Published
January 2, 2020

The forensic power of DNA is clear, but biological evidence also contains RNA, another potential source of information. Because RNA decomposes quickly, its utility is considered limited. Could this decomposition provide information about a sample’s age?

Data from the DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Grant Program

Program Moved

This program was transferred to the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Learn more about the program on BJA.ojp.gov.

The goal of NIJ's DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) program is to assist States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping...