Background: DNA markers are inevitable tools of human identification in forensic science. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) are one category of these markers which is concerned to use especially in the case of degraded DNA because of their short amplicons. Objectives: Detection of highly informative SNPs by the criteria is the essential step to devel...

The spread of neuroimaging technologies around the world has led to diverse practices of forensic psychiatry and the emergence of neuroethics and neurolaw. This article surveys the neuroethics and neurolegal literature on the use of forensic neuroimaging within the courtroom. Next, the related literature within medical anthropology and science and technology studies is reviewed to show how deba...

BACKGROUND Lip prints are verified to be unique to an individual and stable over time; hence they have potential for human identification purposes. The aim of this study was to assess the individuality and variability of lip prints in an Iranian population for the first time. We also sought to assess the possibility of sex determination via lip printing. MATERIAL AND METHODS Lip prints of 96 ...

Abstract In this paper, we provide a brief overview of the status forensic anthropology and archeology in Denmark, as well related information about education, research, skeletal collections. Forensic anthropologists mainly deal with examination unidentified remains. Some special tasks include cranial trauma analysis recently deceased, advanced 3D visualization from CT scanning homicide cases, ...

If forensic physical anthropology is the science of biological processes and related medico-legal investigations, then social cultural socio-legal investigations. This article lays out terms, definitions, application specialization in as it practised Australia. The objective this exercise to equip both anthropologists with a consilient model for joint engagement their parent discipline legal pr...

Forensic anthropology is playing an increasingly important role facing violence and impunity in many countries. A research performed at police stations of Civil Police and Forensic Institutes of six Brazilian capitals demonstrated that the practice of recover and positive identification of human remains has been neglected in different levels. The main problem is the lack of specific training of...