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New life sciences research reported from University of Modena

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, July 17th, 2009

According to recent research from Modena, Italy, "Conventional methods for forensic species identification are mainly based on immunological procedures, which have limited applications for old and degraded specimens. The mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequence has emerged in forensics among molecular methods."

"Recent investigations in the taxonomic field have suggested that a DNA-based identification system may aid the resolution of animal diversity and classification using sequence analysis and phylogenetic links. Selected gene sequences can be viewed as a genetic ''barcode,'' which is enclosed in every cell, and barcoding is a standardized approach for...

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Source: Medicine and Law Weekly (2009-07-17)

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