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. 2015 Jan 12:4:5-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2014.12.006. eCollection 2015 Mar.

Palaeomicrobiology meets forensic medicine: time as a fourth-dimension for the crime scene

A Bazaj  1 , S Turrina  2 , D De Leo  2 , G Cornaglia  1
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Palaeomicrobiology meets forensic medicine: time as a fourth-dimension for the crime scene

A Bazaj et al. New Microbes New Infect. .

Abstract

The unrelenting progress of laboratory techniques is rapidly unleashing the huge potential of palaeomicrobiology. That bodies are often found in poor condition is common to both palaeomicrobiology and forensic medicine, and this might stimulate them towards a joint quest to extract reproducible data for reliable specimens.

Keywords: Forensic dentistry; forensic medicine; metagenomics; palaeomicrobiology; specimens.

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