Microbial analysis
Human Decomposition: Effect of Indoor Versus Outdoor Decomposition on the Microbiome of Human Cadavers and Implications for Future Forensic Research
Development of a Human Virome Based Microarray as a Forensic Tool
Application of the Human Virome to Touched Objects and Hair Shafts
Estimating the postmortem interval of human skeletal remains using rapid, inexpensive microbiome tools
Microbial Communities on Skin Leave Unique Traces at Crime Scenes
Investigators in two NIJ-supported studies have demonstrated that people carry unique microbial communities on their skin, and traces of those communities, left on touched objects, can be linked to the individual.
DNA Contamination, Degradation, Damage and Associated Microbiomes: A Comparative Analysis through Massive Parallel Sequencing and Capillary Electrophoresis
The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition and the Postmortem Interval: Insect, Scavenger and Microbial Evidence
Microbial Community Succession in Human and Pig Decomposition
Estimating the Postmortem Interval at Longer Timescales Using Bone
Improving Machine Learning Methods for Predicting the Postmortem Interval Using Microbiome Data
Linking Suspects to Crime Scenes with Particle Populations
Two researchers with a long record of research into the forensic value of very small particle populations examined cell phones, handguns, drug packaging, and ski masks from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office to determine if such particles can make phys