Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair

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Autor(a) principal: Arenas M.
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Pereira F., Oliveira M., Pinto N., Lopes A.M., Gomes V., Carracedo A., Amorim A.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/120496
Resumo: While traditional forensic genetics has been oriented towards using human DNA in criminal investigation and civil court cases, it currently presents a much wider application range, including not only legal situations sensu stricto but also and, increasingly often, to preemptively avoid judicial processes. Despite some difficulties, current forensic genetics is progressively incorporating the analysis of nonhuman genetic material to a greater extent. The analysis of this material—including other animal species, plants, or microorganisms—is now broadly used, providing ancillary evidence in criminalistics in cases such as animal attacks, trafficking of species, bioterrorism and biocrimes, and identification of fraudulent food composition, among many others. Here, we explore how nonhuman forensic genetics is being revolutionized by the increasing variety of genetic markers, the establishment of faster, less error-burdened and cheaper sequencing technologies, and the emergence and improvement of models, methods, and bioinformatics facilities. © 2017 Arenas et al.
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spelling Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affairbioinformaticsforensic geneticsgenetic markergenomicshumananimalbacteriumbiologyfood analysisforensic geneticsgeneticsplanttrendsgenetic markerAnimalsBacteriaComputational BiologyFood AnalysisForensic GeneticsGenetic MarkersGenomicsHumansPlantsWhile traditional forensic genetics has been oriented towards using human DNA in criminal investigation and civil court cases, it currently presents a much wider application range, including not only legal situations sensu stricto but also and, increasingly often, to preemptively avoid judicial processes. Despite some difficulties, current forensic genetics is progressively incorporating the analysis of nonhuman genetic material to a greater extent. The analysis of this material—including other animal species, plants, or microorganisms—is now broadly used, providing ancillary evidence in criminalistics in cases such as animal attacks, trafficking of species, bioterrorism and biocrimes, and identification of fraudulent food composition, among many others. Here, we explore how nonhuman forensic genetics is being revolutionized by the increasing variety of genetic markers, the establishment of faster, less error-burdened and cheaper sequencing technologies, and the emergence and improvement of models, methods, and bioinformatics facilities. © 2017 Arenas et al.Public Library of Science20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10216/120496eng15537404, 1553739010.1371/journal.pgen.1006960Arenas M.Pereira F.Oliveira M.Pinto N.Lopes A.M.Gomes V.Carracedo A.Amorim A.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-29T15:27:23Zoai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/120496Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:24:06.273588Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
title Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
spellingShingle Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
Arenas M.
bioinformatics
forensic genetics
genetic marker
genomics
human
animal
bacterium
biology
food analysis
forensic genetics
genetics
plant
trends
genetic marker
Animals
Bacteria
Computational Biology
Food Analysis
Forensic Genetics
Genetic Markers
Genomics
Humans
Plants
title_short Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
title_full Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
title_fullStr Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
title_full_unstemmed Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
title_sort Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
author Arenas M.
author_facet Arenas M.
Pereira F.
Oliveira M.
Pinto N.
Lopes A.M.
Gomes V.
Carracedo A.
Amorim A.
author_role author
author2 Pereira F.
Oliveira M.
Pinto N.
Lopes A.M.
Gomes V.
Carracedo A.
Amorim A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Arenas M.
Pereira F.
Oliveira M.
Pinto N.
Lopes A.M.
Gomes V.
Carracedo A.
Amorim A.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv bioinformatics
forensic genetics
genetic marker
genomics
human
animal
bacterium
biology
food analysis
forensic genetics
genetics
plant
trends
genetic marker
Animals
Bacteria
Computational Biology
Food Analysis
Forensic Genetics
Genetic Markers
Genomics
Humans
Plants
topic bioinformatics
forensic genetics
genetic marker
genomics
human
animal
bacterium
biology
food analysis
forensic genetics
genetics
plant
trends
genetic marker
Animals
Bacteria
Computational Biology
Food Analysis
Forensic Genetics
Genetic Markers
Genomics
Humans
Plants
description While traditional forensic genetics has been oriented towards using human DNA in criminal investigation and civil court cases, it currently presents a much wider application range, including not only legal situations sensu stricto but also and, increasingly often, to preemptively avoid judicial processes. Despite some difficulties, current forensic genetics is progressively incorporating the analysis of nonhuman genetic material to a greater extent. The analysis of this material—including other animal species, plants, or microorganisms—is now broadly used, providing ancillary evidence in criminalistics in cases such as animal attacks, trafficking of species, bioterrorism and biocrimes, and identification of fraudulent food composition, among many others. Here, we explore how nonhuman forensic genetics is being revolutionized by the increasing variety of genetic markers, the establishment of faster, less error-burdened and cheaper sequencing technologies, and the emergence and improvement of models, methods, and bioinformatics facilities. © 2017 Arenas et al.
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