Tuesday, July 6, 2021

The Forensic Microbiome: The Invisible Traces We Leave Behind

 Each human carries a distinct microbial signature, a signature that is shed into the environment and left on objects that are touched. 

Our new article discusses NIJ’s portfolio of work on microbiome research including how researchers successfully linked touched objects to the individuals who touched them and, in turn, serve a trace evidence for forensic identification.  

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