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Forensic Ecogenomics
  • Author : T. Komang Ralebitso-Senior
  • Release Date : 10 February 2018
  • Publisher : Academic Press
  • Genre : Law
  • Pages : 258
  • ISBN 13 : 9780128096093
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Book excerpt: Forensic Ecogenomics: The Application of Microbial Ecology Analyses in Forensic Contexts provides intelligence on important topics, including environmental sample provenance, how to indicate the body decomposition timeline to support postmortem interval (PMI) and postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) estimates, and how to enhance identification of clandestine and transit grave locations. A diverse group of international experts have come together to present a clear perspective of forensic ecogenomics that encapsulates cutting-edge, topical and relevant cross-disciplinary approaches vital to the field. Considers the effects of decomposition on bacterial, fungal and mesofaunal populations in pristine ecosystems Examines the role of the microbiome, necrobiome and thanatomicrobiome in postmortem interval estimations Focuses on the application of different analytical techniques across forensics to enhance/expand the crime scene investigation toolkit Written by a wide range of international experts in their respective fields

Forensic Ecogenomics

Forensic Ecogenomics

Author : T. Komang Ralebitso-Senior
Publisher : Academic Press
Genre : Law
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Forensic Ecogenomics: The Application of Microbial Ecology Analyses in Forensic Contexts provides intelligence on important topics, including environmental sample provenance, how to indicate the body decomposition timeline to support postmortem interval (PMI) and postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) estimates, and how to enhance identification of clandestine and transit grave locations. A ...

A Guide to Forensic Geology

A Guide to Forensic Geology

Author : L.J. Donnelly,D. Pirrie,M. Harrison,A. Ruffell,L.A. Dawson
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Genre : Science
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Forensic geology is the application of geology to aid the investigation of crime. A Guide to Forensic Geology was written by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG), which was established to promote and develop forensic geology around the world. This book presents the first ...

Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Anthropology

Author : Max M. Houck
Publisher : Elsevier
Genre : Law
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Forensic Anthropology serves as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching forensic anthropology, as well as an excellent reference for forensic anthropologist libraries or for use in casework. Covers taphonomy, recovery and analysis, identification, statistical interpretation, and professional issues. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, the Advanced ...

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Author : Caitlin Doughty
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Genre : Social Science
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New York Times Bestseller Winner of a Goodreads Choice Award “Funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential.” —Marianne Eloise, Guardian Everyone has questions about death. In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers the most intriguing questions she’s ever received about what happens ...

Practical Skills in Forensic Science

Practical Skills in Forensic Science

Author : Alan Langford
Publisher : Pearson UK
Genre : Forensic sciences
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If you are studying forensic science, or a related course such as forensic chemistry or biology, then this book will be an indispensable companion throughout your entire degree programme. This ' one-stop' text will guide you through the wide range of practical, analytical and data handling skills that you will ...

Forensic Taphonomy

Forensic Taphonomy

Author : Marcella H. Sorg,William D. Haglund
Publisher : CRC Press
Genre : Law
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Links have recently been established between the study of death assemblages by archaeologists and paleontologists (taphonomy) and the application of physical anthropology concepts to the medicolegal investigation of death (forensic anthropology). Forensic Taphonomy explains these links in a broad-based, multidisciplinary volume. It applies taphonomic models in modern forensic contexts and ...

Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice

Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice

Author : Felissa R. Lashley, PhD, RN, FABMGG
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Genre : Medical
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Designated a Doody's Core Title! The third edition of this award-winning text provides new and updated knowledge about genetics issues relevant to nursing practice. Read in sequence or used as a reference, this is a comprehensive overview of how genetics affetcs the care that nurses provide. In addition to a ...

Gene Environment Interactions

Gene Environment Interactions

Author : Lucio G. Costa,David L. Eaton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Genre : Science
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Understanding the play between heredity and environment, andrelating it to disease causation, is the task of ecogenetics.Gene-Environment Interactions: Fundamentals of Ecogenetics presentsthe first comprehensive survey of this discipline, reflecting itsrelationship with toxicology, epidemiology, pharmacology, publichealth, and other medical and biological fields. Divided into four sections, the text elucidates key ...

Essentials of Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice

Essentials of Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice

Author : Felissa R. Lashley
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Genre : Medical
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" Designated a Doody's Core Title! REFRESH YOUR GENETIC KNOWLEDGE AND ENHANCE YOUR PATIENT CARE We now know that genetic factors can cause disease or affect an individual's susceptibility or resistance to disorders and even to treatment. To provide the best nursing care, it is therefore essential that practitioners and students ...

Biochar Application

Biochar Application

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Publisher : Elsevier
Genre : Science
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Biochar Application: Essential Soil Microbial Ecology outlines the cutting-edge research on the interactions of complex microbial populations and their functional, structural, and compositional dynamics, as well as the microbial ecology of biochar application to soil, the use of different phyto-chemical analyses, possibilities for future research, and recommendations for climate change ...

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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Genre : Medical
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Author : Eline M. J. Schotsmans,Nicholas Márquez-Grant,Shari L. Forbes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Genre : Medical
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A truly interdisciplinary approach to this core subject within Forensic Science Combines essential theory with practical crime scene work Includes case studies Applicable to all time periods so has relevance for conventional archaeology, prehistory and anthropology Combines points of view from both established practitioners and young researchers to ensure relevance...

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Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Metagenomics: Challenges and Functional Applications
Publisher : National Academies Press
Genre : Science
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Although we can't usually see them, microbes are essential for every part of human life -- indeed all life on Earth. The emerging field of metagenomics offers a new way of exploring the microbial world that will transform modern microbiology and lead to practical applications in medicine, agriculture, alternative energy, ...