"Ancient" protocols for the crime scene?: Similarities and differences between forensic genetics and ancient DNA analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-64

  Capelli, C ^a,b   Tschentscher, F ^c   Pascali, V L ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Authentication criteria; Contamination; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037426735     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00396-1     Document Type: Article

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