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Medicolegal death investigations

TECHBeat, November 2018

Date Published
November 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description

FileTSAR Final Report

Date Published
April 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

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?