In the identification of forensic cases, it is critical to obtain information to identify the victim's
identity from burnt bone and tooth remains. When bone and tooth are burned, both their …

In the event of fires, natural disasters, and other events associated with high temperature,
bones and teeth are the only source of genetic material for identifying human or animal …

Introduction and objective: The main exogenous factors limiting the retrieval of information
from human remains are fire and accidents involving high temperatures. Teeth, due to their …

In mass disaster situations, human remains are often subjected to extreme conditions, and
identification by traditional anthropological means may need to be supplemented by DNA …

Bone exposure to heat in the presence of moisture breaks the phosphodiester bonds of the
backbone, leaving sheared DNA in bone cells. This also limits the possibility of generating a …

Through this study we compared two DNA extraction methods for skeletal or dental human
samples. For such task there were analysed 38 samples from 19 individuals, selecting two …

Bone is the most challenging tissue for DNA extraction and purification. Expensive
commercial kits and specific equipments are often used in forensic and anthropology …

It has been a challenge to extract DNA from bones previously soaked in water, burned, or
buried for a long time, due to the reduced quality and quantity of DNA in the bone samples …

Identifying human remains often begins with cleaning and imaging the material. Hot water
maceration is used to remove adherent soft tissue from bone and radiographs are taken to …

In cases involving identification of missing persons, mass disasters and ancient DNA
investigations, bone and teeth samples are often the only, and almost always the best …