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A novel real time PCR assay using melt curve analysis for ivory identification.
Forensic science international - 1 Oct 2016
Kitpipit Thitika, Penchart Kitichaya, Ouithavon Kanita, Satasook Chutamas, Linacre Adrian, Thanakiatkrai Phuvadol
Abstract excerpt
Demand for ivory and expansion of human settlements have resulted in a rapid decline in the number of elephants. Enforcement of local and international laws and regulations requires identification of the species from which any ivory, or ivory products, originated. Further geographical assignment of the dead elephant from which the ivory was taken can assist in forensic investigations. In this study, a real-time...
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