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January 2010 in “The anthropologist/Anthropologist” Human hair is valuable for identifying people and detecting drug use.
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September 2016 in “Forensic science international” Hair area varies with age and sex, but hair index and medullary index do not.
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October 2022 in “International Journal of Legal Medicine” Drugs in drowned bodies' hair remain stable in natural water, aiding forensic analysis.
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January 2014 in “Elsevier eBooks” Hair can reveal toxic elements and drugs in the body.
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June 2012 in “Revista de la Escuela de Medicina Legal” Microscopes are essential for telling apart human and animal hair in criminal investigations.
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November 2003 in “Humana Press eBooks” AFM helps study hair surfaces for dermatology, cosmetics, and forensics.
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December 2024 in “Methods in molecular biology” Hair proteins are complex and provide valuable genetic and biological information.
January 2025 in “Science World Journal” Male and female scalp hair differ in size, density, length, curliness, pigmentation, and cuticle preservation.
July 2022 in “Postepy biochemii” DNA markers can predict physical traits for forensic use, but there are ethical and technical challenges.
June 2014 in “Toxicologie analytique et clinique/Annales de toxicologie analytique” Hair analysis can be unreliable due to external contamination and varying drug concentrations.
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January 2017 in “Journal of Biotechnology Research Center” Hair dyes affect DNA analysis results, with the prepFiler kit working best for hair with follicles.
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December 2004 in “Forensic Science International” Laser microdissection helps get DNA from single hair follicles for better forensic analysis.
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November 2005 in “Forensic Science International” BioPlex-11 improves DNA profiling from telogen hair roots in forensic work.
7 citations
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June 2015 in “EMBO Reports” Forensic DNA phenotyping can help generate new leads in cold cases but faces accuracy, legal, and acceptance challenges.
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July 2023 in “Forensic science international. Genetics” Hair protein analysis might help identify a person's ethnicity, sex, and age in forensics.
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April 1982 in “Journal of the Forensic Science Society” Enzyme presence in hair sheath cells decreases over time, affecting forensic analysis.
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April 2009 in “Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science” Microscopic hair analysis helps identify species and sometimes individuals in forensic science.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” Sweden's forensic medicine is expanding the use of CT and aims to integrate 3D photogrammetry for injury documentation.
December 2025 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” Hair testing is crucial for forensic science and public health.
2 citations
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January 2000 in “Elsevier eBooks” The document explains how hair is studied in forensics to identify its source and its role in criminal investigations.
January 2020 in “VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University)” Sex hormone antibodies can help identify male and female contributors in forensic samples.
2 citations
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October 2018 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” A new method effectively measures nicotine and cotinine in blood and urine for forensic analysis.
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October 2011 in “Anthropologischer Anzeiger” Pubic hair is thicker than axillary and scalp hair, useful for forensic identification.
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August 1985 in “Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America” SEM/EDX can analyze hair elements but struggles with trace elements, limiting its forensic use.
June 2025 in “Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry” The new method improves protein extraction and analysis in hair, aiding biomedical and forensic work.
January 2025 in “Analytical Methods” A new fluorescent material can detect dextran sulfate sodium, turning green when present, useful for forensic and environmental monitoring.
January 2023 in “Advances in pharmacology and clinical trials” Human hair is a significant sample for various tests in clinical, nutritional, archaeological, and forensic studies.
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April 2005 in “Forensic Science International” Degraded hair shafts resist contamination and can be easily cleaned.
14 citations
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September 2019 in “Forensic Science International Genetics” Hair keratin proteins can be reliably identified in hair as short as 0.12 cm, with 0.5 to 2 cm being the best length for analysis.
May 2026 in “The Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Series pedagogy” Thallium poisoning is highly toxic and can cause severe health issues or death.