Cartilage Tissue in Forensic Science—State of the Art and Future Research Directions

Cartilage tissue performs many functions in the human body. The diseases and injuries affecting it are prevalent due to its slow regeneration rate. However, cartilage is exceptionally important for auspicious use forensic medicine postmortem degradation presented review summarizes latest research on tissues their current potential applications science. It also describes most studies using microscopic macroscopic analyses estimate deceased age determine interval (PMI) values crime weapon. Additionally, attempts isolate DNA from individual identification. mentions recent, less abundant toxicology genetics. points out further directions prospects development promising