Muhammad Shahzad, Hanne De Maeyer, Ghassan Ali Salih, Martina Nilsson, Anastasia Haratourian, Muhammad Shafique, Ahmad Ali Shahid, Marie Allen
DNA analysis of traces from commonly found objects like knives, smartphones, tapes and garbage bags related to crime in aquatic environments is challenging for forensic DNA laboratories. The amount of recovered DNA may be affected by the water environment, time in the water, method for recovery, transport and storage routines of the objects before the objects arrive in the laboratory. The present study evaluated the effect of four storage conditions on the DNA retrieved from bloodstains, touch DNA, fingerprints and hairs, initially deposited on knives, smartphones, packing tapes, duct tapes and garbage bags, and submerged in lake water for three time periods...
February 23, 2024: Genes