New Perspectives on Biology in Forensic Diagnostics
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 883
Special Issue Editor
Interests: poisoning; toxicity; forensic toxinology; forensic science; legal medicine; domestic violence
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Dear Colleagues,
Forensic science has undergone remarkable development in recent years thanks to the advancement of numerous new diagnostic technologies for cadavers. Today, the study of a forensic case begins with an autopsy as a gold-standard investigation but also includes other tests, including forensic histopathology, immunohistochemistry, forensic radiology, and forensic toxicology. Although in a living patient, diagnostics include standard operating protocols with well-defined laboratory investigations (as in the case of cardiac triage), similar laboratory protocols have not yet been defined in forensic pathology. In recent years, strong interest has been shown in scientific research into applications of biology and biochemistry technologies using biological samples taken from cadavers. These investigations have seen the advancement of new fields, such as forensic proteomics, forensic genomics, and forensic epigenetics, opening up new fascinating scenarios in post-mortem diagnostics. In this direction, various studies have, for example, advanced the search for new post-mortem biomarkers. Thus, the potential contribution that post-mortem biology could make through the "forensic laboratory" is evident. The purpose of this Special Issue is to demonstrate the impacts of biology, forensic biochemistry, and laboratory investigations in general in post-mortem diagnostics and forensic sciences. Contributions on the following topics are welcome:
- Post-mortem biology;
- Post-mortem biochemistry;
- Forensic laboratory work;
- Post-mortem interval;
- Time of death;
- Cause of death;
- Forensic toxicology;
- Analysis of injuries on cadavers;
- Pathophysiology of death;
- Forensic proteomics;
- Forensic genetics;
- Forensic genomics;
- Study of DNA on cadavers;
- Forensic epigenetics.
Dr. Isabella Aquila
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forensic laboratory
- post mortem interval
- post-mortem biomarkers
- forensic toxicology
- forensic biology
- forensic genetics
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