In the last century, human scalp hair morphology has been studied from multiple, and
sometimes mutually exclusive, perspectives by anthropologists, biologists, geneticists …

DNA profiling has emerged as the gold standard for the identification of victims in mass
disaster events providing an ability to identify victims, reassociate remains and provide …

Designed as an accessible introduction to basic scientific principles and their application in
professional practice, Forensic Biology provides a concise overview of the field. Focusing …

Human identification from biological material is largely dependent on the ability to
characterize genetic polymorphisms in DNA. Unfortunately, DNA can degrade in the …

Many challenges are encountered in the analysis of micro traces such as touch DNA or
telogen hair samples. Although DNA ty** methods have become immensely more …

Hair is one of the most common pieces of biological evidence found at a crime scene and
plays an essential role in forensic investigation. Hairs, especially non-follicular hairs, are …

We report on successful amplification of DNA profiles from a single hair. Direct amplification
was used on the root tip of both anagen and telogen hairs using a kit to amplify 15 STR loci …

Identification of incinerated human remains may rely on genetic analysis of burned bone
which can prove far more challenging than fresh tissues. Severe thermal insult results in the …

We report a simple screening method to assess the viability of successful DNA profiling from
single hair follicles. A total of 48 hair samples (shed and plucked) were collected from male …

Hair is one of the common pieces of evidence at crime scenes, with abundant mitochondrial
DNA but limited nuclear DNA in its shaft. It also helps to narrow the investigation scope to …