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DNA Tools for Missing Persons Investigations: Improved DNA Recovery
- Increasing the Predictability and Success Rate of Skeletal Evidence Typing: Using Physical Characteristics of Bone as a Metric for DNA Quality and Quantity
Michigan State University ($175,111)
This project will provide useful information to guide a forensic DNA analyst in the most appropriate strategy for successfully analyzing aged skeletal remains.
- Developing a High Yield DNA Isolation Method Using Matrix Proteinase for Compromised Skeletal Samples
Sam Houston State University ($25,001)
This project seeks to improve the quality and yield of DNA from skeletal remains through an examination of the ability of a number of candidate proteinases to digest the bone matrix protein networks.
- Assessment and In Vitro Repair of Damaged DNA Templates
University of Central Florida ($285,047)
This project seeks to develop tools for assessing DNA damage in biological evidence, followed by repair of this damage in order to successfully generate STR data.