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LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICALS FOR THE FORENSIC LABORATORY AND THEIR AREAS OF APPLICATION (PROGRESS REPORT)

NCJ Number
3414
Author(s)
F R CAMP; F R ELLIS
Date Published
1968
Length
21 pages
Annotation
EVALUATION OF CONTROL MATERIALS FOR RECEIVING AND TESTING MATERIALS FROM THE REMAINS OF THE RECENTLY DEAD, CASES OF RAPE, MURDER, AND PATERNITY STUDIES.
Abstract
BLOOD GROUP SEROLOGY PROCEDURES ARE USED TO CONFIRM ROUTINE IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES. SOME CRITERIA FOR THE RESOLUTION OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA ARE SUGGESTED. LIQUID NITROGEN WAS EMPLOYED TO CONSERVE BLOOD, BONE, SALIVA, AND SEMEN CONTROL SAMPLES.