The Application of the Skin Virome for Human Identification
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Virology
Skin Microbe Colonies Used for Human Identification
Date Published
November 4, 2019
Humans transfer trace signatures of unique colonies of microbes on our skin to objects we touch. The tiny size of that signature make it difficult for investigators to identify an individual. Research now has made that identification more likely.
Development of a Human Virome Based Microarray as a Forensic Tool
2019-R2-CX-0048
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$146,805