Analysis of radiocarbon, stable isotopes and DNA in teeth to facilitate identification of unknown decedents.

The characterization of unidentified bodies or suspected human remains is a frequent and important task for forensic investigators. However, any identification method requires clues to the person's identity to allow for comparisons with missing persons. If such clues are lacking, information ab...

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Main Authors: Kanar Alkass, Hisako Saitoh, Bruce A Buchholz, Samuel Bernard, Gunilla Holmlund, David R Senn, Kirsty L Spalding, Henrik Druid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3726681?pdf=render