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A sensitive method to extract DNA from biological traces present on ammunition for the purpose of genetic profiling.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jul 2011
Dieltjes Patrick, Mieremet René, Zuniga Sofia, Kraaijenbrink Thirsa, Pijpe Jeroen, de Knijff Peter
Abstract excerpt
Exploring technological limits is a common practice in forensic DNA research. Reliable genetic profiling based on only a few cells isolated from trace material retrieved from a crime scene is nowadays more and more the rule rather than the exception. On many crime scenes, cartridges, bullets, and casings (jointly abbreviated as CBCs) are regularly found, and even after firing, these potentially carry trace...
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