PW 1649 Drowning prevention campaigns, do they really work?

Domínguez, Ana M; Pino, Jessica; García, Alberto Socorro; García, Isabel Peña; González, Inés

doi:10.1136/injuryprevention-2018-safety.423

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“…A specific forensic microbiome application for determining the cause of death is the diagnosis of ‘death by drowning,’ which is one of the leading causes of unnatural deaths worldwide ( Domínguez et al, 2018 ; Cenderadewi et al, 2019 ). Analyzing the presence of diatoms (single-celled algae) has been the ‘gold standard’ for well over a decade; however, its reliability has been questioned ( Kakizaki et al, 2009 ; Huys et al, 2012 ).…”

Section: Major Themes In the Forensic Microbiology Literaturementioning

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Forensic Applications of Microbiomics: A Review

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The rise of microbiomics and metagenomics has been driven by advances in genomic sequencing technology, improved microbial sampling methods, and fast-evolving approaches in bioinformatics. Humans are a host to diverse microbial communities in and on their bodies, which continuously interact with and alter the surrounding environments. Since information relating to these interactions can be extracted by analyzing human and environmental microbial profiles, they have the potential to be relevant to forensics. In this review, we analyzed over 100 papers describing forensic microbiome applications with emphasis on geolocation, personal identification, trace evidence, manner and cause of death, and inference of the postmortem interval (PMI). We found that although the field is in its infancy, utilizing microbiome and metagenome signatures has the potential to enhance the forensic toolkit. However, many of the studies suffer from limited sample sizes and model accuracies, and unrealistic environmental settings, leaving the full potential of microbiomics to forensics unexplored. It is unlikely that the information that can currently be elucidated from microbiomics can be used by law enforcement. Nonetheless, the research to overcome these challenges is ongoing, and it is foreseeable that microbiome-based evidence could contribute to forensic investigations in the future.

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Forensic Applications of Microbiomics: A Review

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A Review of Forensic Microbes in Crime Investigations

Pravallika,

Ampolu

et al. 2024

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Techno

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Advances in genetic sequencing technology, enhanced microbiological sample methods, and rapidly developing approaches in bioinformatics have all contributed to the meteoric emergence of microbiomics and metagenomics. Humans harbour vast microbial communities, both internally and outside, that are constantly exchanging information with and shaping their environs. These interactions may be crucial to forensics because information about them can be gleaned from human and environmental microbial profiles. Over the reports of hundred studies, as metagenome markers in forensic science is an emerging field of forensic science, microbiomes has a greater chance of becoming a specific tool kit for forensic science to provide answers for personal identification, cause and manner of death, interpretation of PMI and geolocation of a suspect or accused. Although the application of microbiomics to forensics has been extensively studied, most of its potential remains untapped because of insufficient sample numbers, inaccurate models, and unrepresentative experimental conditions. Law enforcement agencies are unlikely to benefit from the limited microbiomics data that is currently available. However, efforts are being made to find solutions to these problems, and evidence gleaned from the microbiome may one day aid in forensic investigations. Until more is learned about microbiomics, it is unlikely that this information will be useful to law enforcement. However, efforts are being made to find solutions to these problems, and it is possible that evidence gleaned from the microbiome can one day aid in forensic investigations.

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PW 1649 Drowning prevention campaigns, do they really work?

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Forensic Applications of Microbiomics: A Review

Forensic Applications of Microbiomics: A Review

A Review of Forensic Microbes in Crime Investigations

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