Abstract
Recently, there has been increasing interest in the use of Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) in the forensic science community, for various applications. Some RNA types such as messenger RNA (mRNA) and microRNA (miRNA) have shown the ability to reveal the activities of genes and their respective cells/tissues, which might help to give an indication of pathological states or any condition that leads to death. These molecules have also proved to be potential tools to identify the origin of a body fluid and give some indication of the time it was deposited. Since 1983, when RNA first appeared in forensic science, many studies have been carried out to try and understand how patterns of gene expression can be useful in forensic science.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Scottish Institute for Policing Research Annual Report 2017/18 |
Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
Pages | 46-47 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2018 |
Keywords
- quantification
- RNA
- degradation
- blood-specific markers
- age
- bloodstains
- body fluids