Exploring the recovery and detection of messenger RNA and DNA from enhanced fingermarks in blood

Science and Justice

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 192-198

  Fox, A ^a,b   Gittos, M ^c   Harbison, S A ^b   Fleming, R ^b   Wivell, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c Auckland Fingerprint Section New Zealand Police   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood; DNA; Fingermark enhancement; Forensic science; Messenger RNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD STAIN; BODY FLUID; DECISION MAKING; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; RNA FINGERPRINTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BLOOD; DNA; FINGERMARK ENHANCEMENT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; MESSENGER RNA;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84899957255     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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