Genetic analyses are highly dependent on the quantity, quality, and purity of DNA obtained
during the extraction process. The selection of the appropriate extraction method is crucial …

To resolve cases involving unidentified cadavers, the study of polymorphic DNA markers of
old bones is an invaluable but often challenging tool used in forensic genetics. Some of the …

The generation of a DNA profile from skeletal remains is an important part of the
identification process in both mass disaster and unidentified person cases. Since bones and …

Analysis of human remains begins not with the DNA laboratory, but rather with the
anthropologist in the eld. Samples are not typically selected by the DNA scientists …

Improvements to analytical methods have made it possible for highly discriminative
genotypic information to be gleaned from smaller and smaller amounts of sample material. is …

In the last 40 years, ancient and forensic DNA fields have developed extraordinarily. The
gain was fast and large from simple PCR to NGS, cost and time invested, and information …

En los últimos 40 años, los campos del ADN antiguo y forense han experimentado un
impresionante desarrollo de sus métodos y procedimientos. Estos avances han sido desde …

Long after soft tissue decomposes, skeletal remains continue to house and protect the
molecular signature of the decedent (s). Successful DNA typing of bones and teeth is largely …

Identifying human remains often begins with cleaning and imaging the material. Hot water
maceration is used to remove adherent soft tissue from bone and radiographs are taken to …

In forensic cases human remains are often the only biological material available for
identification of missing persons or unknown remains found in different circumstances such …