Recent advances in genetic data generation, through massive parallel sequencing (MPS),
storage and analysis have fostered significant progresses in microbial forensics (or forensic …

Geoscience methods are increasingly being utilised in criminal, environmental and
humanitarian forensic investigations, and the use of such methods is supported by a …

Establishing the time since death is critical in every death investigation, yet existing
techniques are susceptible to a range of errors and biases. For example, forensic …

The ecological succession of microbes during cadaver decomposition has garnered interest
in both basic and applied research contexts (eg community assembly and dynamics; …

One of the most famous criminal investigations involved the use of forensic geology to assist
law enforcement agencies in the homicide case of the Italian honorable Aldo Moro …

Abstract The Forensic Sciences play an important and unique role in the Justice System, a
role that refers to the expert's ability to provide accurate and objective information reflecting …

Soils may constitute evidence that connects a person or object to a particular location. The
value of soil stems from its ubiquity and transferability to objects or persons. Due to the …

Soil is a dynamic matrix which can rapidly respond to disturbance events, such as the death
and the deposition of an organism. Moreover, soil can be considered an archive of data due …

Soil is commonly used in forensic casework to provide discriminatory power to link a suspect
to a crime scene. Standard analyses examine the intrinsic properties of soils, including …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly applied in ecological studies, including studies
with the primary purpose of criminal investigation, in which eDNA from soil can be used to …