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• Role of deoxyribonucleic acid technology in forensic dentistry

  Authors:Pankaj Datta and Sonia DattaFrom:Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences (Vol. 4, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-June 20123,414 words Report 1820LByline: Pankaj. Datta, Sonia. Datta In the last few years, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) analysis methods have been applied to forensic cases. Forensic dental record comparison has been used for human identification in...

• Relatedness and DNA: are we taking it seriously enough?

  Authors:John Buckleton and Christophe M. TriggsFrom:Forensic Science International (Vol. 152, Issue 2-3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 10, 20053,160 words Article Abstract In forensic DNA testimony most DNA laboratories report the match probability for an unrelated person from some relevant population. These laboratories typically make available the match probability for...

• Molecular tissue typing in renal transplantation: Initial experience from a tertiary care Naval Hospital

  Authors:Mahendra Mishra, Haresh Mani, Vinod Saxena, and Mahendra GuptaFrom:Indian Journal of Human Genetics (Vol. 12, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  September-December 20062,899 words Clinical report 1550LByline: Mahendra. Mishra, Haresh. Mani, Vinod. Saxena, Mahendra. Gupta Background:During the last five years the proportion of living unrelated kidney transplants has increased and DNA tissue-typing methods have...

• Inclusiveness, effectiveness and intrusiveness: issues in the developing uses of DNA profiling in support of criminal investigations

  Authors:Williams, Robin (British sociology professor) and Paul JohnsonFrom:Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Vol. 34, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 200611,909 words Article 1950LCurrent methods of forensic DNA profiling (known also as DNA fingerprinting and DNA typing), based on Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplifications of a varying number of Short Tandem Repeat (STR) loci found at...

• Scent identification evidence in jurisdiction (drawing on the example of judicial practice in Poland)

  Authors:Tadeusz Tomaszewski and Piotr GirdwoynFrom:Forensic Science International (Vol. 162, Issue 1-3) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 16, 20064,065 words Article 1970LAbstract One of the most significant challenges for contemporary forensic science seems to be research of new sources of physical evidence. Particularly after successfull implementation of revolutionary DNA...

• DNA profiling advancement

  From:The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin (Vol. 67, Issue 2)

  Feb. 1998478 words Article DNA profiling techniques are useful in providing information which can be used as evidence to convict a criminal. DNA profiles from evidence that is gathered in the scene of the crime can be analyzed to determine their...

• The Choice of PCR Primers Has Great Impact on Assessments of Bacterial Community Diversity and Dynamics in a Wastewater Treatment Plant

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1, 201312,673 words Article 1560LIntroduction In many environments bacterial communities are complex, with high number of individuals and high diversity. For example, estimates for bacterial communities in soil are in the range of 107 -1010...

• Genetic profile of the Kichwas (Quichuas) from Ecuador by analysis of STR loci

  Authors:Fabricio Gonzalez-Andrade and Dora SanchezFrom:Human Biology (Vol. 76, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20042,080 words Article Allele frequency data for the STR systems CSF1PO, TPOX, TH01, D13S317, D16S539, D5S818, and D7S820 were determined in a population sample of unrelated, healthy Amerindian Kichwa individuals. All loci met Hardy-Weinberg...

• Sub-Saharan genetic contribution in Morocco: Microsatellite DNA analysis

  Authors:J.R. Luis, J.C. Carril, S. Dios, and B. CaeiroFrom:Human Biology (Vol. 73, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20014,498 words Article B. CAEIRO (1) Abstract: Northwest African populations occupy a strategic geographical area that has always been a zone of influence for diverse human groups from different regions. This article focuses on the...

• Genetic variability and population differentiation inferred from DNA fingerprinting in silvereyes (Aves: Zosteropidae)

  Author:Sandie M. DegnanFrom:Evolution (Vol. 47, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 19936,568 words Article The genetic diversity of island and mainland populations of Zosterops lateralis was investigated with the use of DNA fingerprinting techniques. Six families from Heron Island and Brisbane populations were subjected to...

• Study on problems in forensic DNA identification standardization in China and countermeasures for the same

  Author:Li YuanFrom:Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine (Vol. 4, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20185,655 words Article 1470LByline: Li. Yuan Forensic DNA analysis plays an important role in criminal cases, civil cases, missing persons' identification, and other truth-ascertaining activities. Selection of an appropriate laboratory for DNA...

• Widespread Origins of Domestic Horse Lineages

  Authors:Carles Vila, Jennifer A. Leonard, Anders Gotherstrom, Stefan Marklund, Kaj Sandberg, Kerstin Liden, et al.From:Science (Vol. 291, Issue 5503) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 19, 20013,251 words Article Domestication entails control of wild species and is generally regarded as a complex process confined to a restricted area and culture. Previous DNA sequence analyses of several domestic species have suggested only a...

• Extrapolative microRNA precursor based SSR mining from tea EST database in respect to agronomic traits

  Authors:Anjan Hazra, Nirjhar Dasgupta, Chandan Sengupta, and Sauren DasFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  July 6, 20172,943 words Article 1510LTea (Camellia sinensis, (L.) Kuntze) is considered as most popular drink across the world and it is widely consumed beverage for its several health-benefit characteristics. These positive traits primarily rely on its...

• Mother's baby, father's maybe! - Intestate succession: when should a child born out of wedlock have a right to inherit from or through his or her biological father?

  Author:Camille M. DavidsonFrom:Columbia Journal of Gender and Law (Vol. 22, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20125,121 words Article 1710LAbstract When the renowned chess genius Bobby Fischer died, his body was exhumed in order to determine whether his genetic samples matched samples from a child whose mother claimed he fathered outside of a marital...

• Retention of offender DNA samples necessary to ensure and monitor quality of forensic DNA efforts: appropriate safeguards exist to protect the DNA samples from misuse

  Author:M. Dawn HerkenhamFrom:Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Vol. 34, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 20064,059 words Article 2150LThe topic of offender DNA databases and the retention of offender's DNA samples are issues that continue to generate debate between privacy advocates and forensic DNA scientists. Considered previously by both the...

• HPV DNA test reduces unneeded surgery

  Author:Michele G. SullivanFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 35, Issue 10)

  May 1, 2005436 words Article WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA. -- A treatment algorithm based on DNA identification of high-risk human papilloma virus subtypes could eliminate much unnecessary surgical intervention for women eventually found to have no...

• Cross-jurisdictional transmission of mycobacterium tuberculosis in Maryland and Washington, D.C., 1996-2000, linked to the homeless. (Tuberculosis Genotyping Network)

  Authors:Monica Lathan, Leonard Ntaate Mukasa, Nancy Hooper, Jonathan Golub, Nancy Baruch, Donna Mulcahy, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 8, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20022,042 words Article From 1996 to 2000, 23 Maryland and Washington, D.C., tuberculosis cases were identified in one six-band DNA cluster. Cases were clustered on the basis of their Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. Medical record reviews...

• Discrimination of nine Crassostrea oyster species based upon restriction fragment-length polymorphism analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers

  Authors:Jan F. Cordes, Jie Xiao, and Kimberly S. ReeceFrom:Journal of Shellfish Research (Vol. 27, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20084,511 words Abstract 1660LABSTRACT A molecular genetic identification key for nine species of Crassostrea oysters was developed based on restriction fragment-length polymorphism (RFLP) analyses of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers. Seven of...

• A quantitative PCR assay for the assessment of DNA degradation in forensic samples

  Authors:Katie L. Swango, Mark D. Timken, Mavis Date Chong, and Martin R. BuoncristianiFrom:Forensic Science International (Vol. 158, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20, 20066,687 words Article 1690LAbstract A multiplex quantitative PCR assay has been designed to amplify target sequences of different length, which allows for the assessment of DNA degradation in samples of forensic interest. The targets were...

• Use of bleach to eliminate contaminating DNA from the surface of bones and teeth

  Authors:Brian M. Kemp and David Glenn SmithFrom:Forensic Science International (Vol. 154, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 10, 20056,085 words Article Abstract The extraction of DNA from archaeological or forensic skeletal remains can provide quite powerful data for analysis, but is plagued by a unique set of methodological problems. One of the most important...