In order to prevent any ongoing confusion or biases within the scientific and legal community, we propose the use of "Transfer DNA" to serve as an all-encompassing term for DNA that has transferred from one surface/person to another, and where the biological source and mechanism of deposition cannot be definitively attributed.
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Ed Asher was declared legally dead in 2006 after he was presumed to have drowned while crabbing in Tillamook Bay on Sept. 5, 2006.
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The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a female victim from an unsolved 1989 homicide, as well as a male John Doe.
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The Life Sciences Pre-Medical Illustration program combines art and science, preparing students to create accurate visuals for medicine, research, forensic science, and similar fields.
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A new study finds that worrying about police brutality and harassment is associated with physical markers of cardiovascular health risk in Black women in the United States.
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DNA analysis completed using evidence from the Kentucky victim’s post-mortem sexual assault kit confirmed what was expected—43-year-old Linda Rutledge was another victim of Brashers.
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Officers located 84-year-old Alice Sharitz, who lived alone, lying on the living room floor. A wooden-handled knife was embedded in her chest, and she had visible abrasions on both knees.
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The “fantastic four” chemical standards focus on the four, hard biomaterials—nails, hair, bones and teeth—that provide a consistent and critical reference point for forensic anthropology and toxicology work.
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Researchers at the CFSRE have been working to develop faster and more flexible methods to detect and identify NPS in biological and drug samples.
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While orthopedic surgeons are experts in musculoskeletal injuries, screening patients to identify intimate partner violence (IPV) is not routine.
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