Teeth and bones are frequently the only sources of DNA available for identification of
degraded or fragmented human remains. The unique composition of teeth and their location …

The generation of a DNA profile from skeletal remains is an important part of the
identification process in both mass disaster and unidentified person cases. Since bones and …

In the aftermath of the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, the discovery of unmarked mass graves
revealed Europe's worst atrocity since World War II: the genocide in the UN" safe area" of …

Abstract The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) is a treaty-based
international organization with a global mandate to address the issue of missing persons. It …

DNA identification of human remains has a valuable role in the field of forensic science and
wider. Although DNA is vital in identification of unknown human remains, post-mortem …

Research on ancient and forensic DNA is related in many ways, and the two fields must deal
with similar obstacles. Therefore, communication between these two communities has the …

The World Trade Center (WTC) victim identification effort highlights taphonomic influences
on the degradation of DNA from victims of mass fatality incidents. This study uses a subset of …

Identification of contemporary human remains by DNA STR testing is mainly limited by the
ability to isolate sufficient amounts of DNA from the skeletal samples. A key part of this work …

Aim To quantitatively compare a silica extraction method with a commonly used
phenol/chloroform extraction method for DNA analysis of specimens exhumed from mass …

During the 7 year period from 2002 to 2009 a high volume, silica-binding DNA extraction
protocol for bone, based on modified QIAGEN's Blood Maxi Kit protocol was highly …