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Book Review: 'Who They Were' by Bob Shaler (NYC OCME / WTC DNA) 🌇
Book Review: 'Who They Were' by Bob Shaler (NYC OCME / WTC DNA) 🌇
Biologische Spuren KL Buchenwald / Biological Stains KZ Buchenwald
Biologische Spuren KL Buchenwald / Biological Stains KZ Buchenwald

Die Gedenkstätte hatte neue Gutachten in Auftrag gegeben, nachdem geschichtsrevisionistische Kreise die Verbrechen der SS und der Echtheit der überlieferten menschlichen Überreste immer wieder in Frage gestellt hatten.

Die Tropen-Lösung
Die Tropen-Lösung

DNA-Labor in Vietnam

Forensic DNA Samples: Collection and Handling
Forensic DNA Samples: Collection and Handling

Chapter in Molecular Analyses

DNA typing in forensic medicine and in criminal investigations: a current survey
DNA typing in forensic medicine and in criminal investigations: a current survey

A brief overview is given of past and present DNA typing and the establishment of forensic DNA databases in Europe.

A routine rape case that became tricky (and educational)
A routine rape case that became tricky (and educational)

After attending this presentation, attendees will understand why it is important to listen to the victim and relatives, who do not fully understand the objective DNA evidence, but who point in a relevant direction relating to procedural failures of police and crime labs.

(GTG)5 allows the distinction between different isolates of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
(GTG)5 allows the distinction between different isolates of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

We have not been able to distinguish different isolates from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by morphological means. However, they differ on the molecular level and strains from several geographic regions can be identified with the help of "genetic fingerprints" using the oligonucleotide probe (GTG)5.

Allele frequency distributions of the polymorphic STR loci HUMVWA, HUMFES, HUMF13A01 and the VNTR D1S80 in a Filipino population from Metro Manila
Allele frequency distributions of the polymorphic STR loci HUMVWA, HUMFES, HUMF13A01 and the VNTR D1S80 in a Filipino population from Metro Manila

Allele frequency distributions at the short tandem repeat (STR) loci HUMVWA, HUMFES, HUMF13A01 and of the variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) locus D1S80 were determined in a Filipino population from Metro Manila (103 individuals) by use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE).

Short tandem repeat (STR) locus HUMD8S306 in a large population sample from Germany
Short tandem repeat (STR) locus HUMD8S306 in a large population sample from Germany

Applied DNA typing in medico-legal investigations, in criminalistic practice, and in paternity cases often relies on high inclusion and exclusion probabilities.

Interdisziplinäres Fachforum: Der Fall Mirco
Interdisziplinäres Fachforum: Der Fall Mirco

Das Bremer Fachforum stellt mit dem Mord an Mirco in NRW im Jahr 2010 dar, wie ein sehr schwieriger Fall technisch, organisatorisch und gedanklich bearbeitet und gelöst werden konnte.

The quantitative alteration of the DNA content in strangulation marks is an artefact
The quantitative alteration of the DNA content in strangulation marks is an artefact

It is frequently difficult to prove the vitality in cases of fatal hanging. Statistical analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between elevated DNA content and reduced water content of strangulation marks.

Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat haplotypes at the loci DYS393, DYS19, DYS392, and DYS385-I/II, DYS390, DYS389-I/II, and DYS391 in a Filipino population sample
Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat haplotypes at the loci DYS393, DYS19, DYS392, and DYS385-I/II, DYS390, DYS389-I/II, and DYS391 in a Filipino population sample
A homicide in the Ukraine
A homicide in the Ukraine

In an apartment, bone fragments were found in a fireplace. Furthermore, a varnished skull was found elsewhere in the same apartment.

Coding or non-coding, that is the question
Coding or non-coding, that is the question

Having solved the last technical hurdles to extract DNA information from virtually any biological material, forensic biologists now have to ponder the ethical and social questions of using information from exonic DNA.

Asian online Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database
Asian online Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database

For several years Y-chromosomal microsatellites (short tandem repeats, STRs) have been well established in forensic practice. In this context, the genetic characteristics of the Y chromosome (i.e. its paternal inheritance and lack of recombination) render STRs particularly powerful.

DXS10011: studies on structure, allele distribution in three populations and genetic linkage to further q-telomeric chromosome X markers
DXS10011: studies on structure, allele distribution in three populations and genetic linkage to further q-telomeric chromosome X markers

The hypervariable tetranucleotide STR polymorphism DXS10011 is a powerful marker for forensic purposes.

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing of necrophageous insects (diptera, coleoptera) in criminal forensic studies: validation and use in practice
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing of necrophageous insects (diptera, coleoptera) in criminal forensic studies: validation and use in practice

To permit quick identification of arthropods, random amplified polymorphic DNA typing (RAPD) was used to support classical morphological and medico-legal analysis of maggots on a human corpse.

Sexual Assault and Murder: When DNA Does Not Help Even Though It Is Present
Sexual Assault and Murder: When DNA Does Not Help Even Though It Is Present

Two cases demonstrate that full reliance on biological stains may lead to either wrongful convictions or no prosecution at all.

SERO NEWS (DIGITAL) 1996—2006
SERO NEWS (DIGITAL) 1996—2006

Digitalisat der Zeitschrift "SeroNews". Mit Herzblut erstellt von Wolfgang Huckenbeck (Inst. f. Rechtsmedizin der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf) & Team.

All Mark Benecke Publications
All Mark Benecke Publications

Veröffentlichungen von MB

Wir lassen die Spuren sprechen
Wir lassen die Spuren sprechen

Warum Wissen über Brechbohnen bei der Aufklärung helfen kann und was Spider-Man mit seiner Karriere zu tun hat, darüber hat der Kriminalbiologe Mark Benecke mit Anja Goerz gesprochen.

Mark Benecke 🌴 Manila (Philippines) & Ho Chi Minh City (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Saigon, Vietmam)
Mark Benecke 🌴 Manila (Philippines) & Ho Chi Minh City (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Saigon, Vietmam)

During the 1990s, Mark worked in the Philippines and Vietam to set up forensic DNA laboratories for universities (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Manila; Ho Chi Minh City). It was a truly wonderful time

🧫 Im Labor der Deutschen Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen 🧬
🧫 Im Labor der Deutschen Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen 🧬

In der geheimen Bakterien- und Zellsammlung des Leibniz-Institut DSMZ in Braunschweig 🧫 sind die meisten aller bekannten Bakterien vorrätig.

Deutsche Sammlung für Mikroorganismen und Zellen 🔬 German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures 🧫
Deutsche Sammlung für Mikroorganismen und Zellen 🔬 German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures 🧫

Am gestrigen Dienstag (16. Juni 2020) besuchte der Kölner Kriminalbiologe Dr. Mark Benecke von 15 Uhr bis 19 Uhr das Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH auf dem Science Campus Braunschweig-Süd.

Wie alte Spuren zu neuen Erkenntnissen führen
Wie alte Spuren zu neuen Erkenntnissen führen

Kriminalbiologe Mark Benecke äußert sich über den Fall Maddie McCann, die Suche am Tatort und seinen Besuch in Braunschweig

Dem Täter auf der Spur: So arbeitet die moderne Kriminalbiologie
Dem Täter auf der Spur: So arbeitet die moderne Kriminalbiologie

Während die Rechtsmedizin sich in erster Linie auf die Feststellung der Todesursache konzentriert, ist die Kriminalbiologie eher dem Täter auf der Spur. 

Tracking down the Culprit (English Edition)
Tracking down the Culprit (English Edition)

Blow fly maggots feast on moist, fresh cadaver tissue. Skin beetles prefer to feed on dried-out skin and hair. Cheese fly larvae graze on the corpse only when it turns to mush. Just what do these critters have to tell us about the carcasses they consume?

Mordfall Claudia Ruf
Mordfall Claudia Ruf

Mordfall Claudia Ruf: Fast 1000 Männer gaben DNA bei Test ab

Universität Siegen: Vorlesungsraum wird zum Tatort
Universität Siegen: Vorlesungsraum wird zum Tatort

Der bekannte Kriminalbiologe Dr. Mark Benecke war für ein Modul des neuen Medizin-Campus Bonn-Siegen an der Uni Siegen zu Gast.

Mark Benecke: China
Mark Benecke: China

Forensic biologist Mark Benecke worked in China once in a while 🇨🇳 In Beijing (北京), he wrote a book about science & fun…