A microbial clock provides an accurate estimate of the postmortem interval in a mouse model system

A microbial clock provides an accurate estimate of the postmortem interval in a mouse model system

Establishing the time since death is critical in every death investigation, yet existing techniques are susceptible to a range of errors and biases. For example, forensic entomology is widely used to assess the postmortem interval (PMI), but errors can range from days to months. Microbes may provide...

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Main Authors: Metcalf, Jessica L, Wegener Parfrey, Laura, Gonzalez, Antonio, Lauber, Christian L, Knights, Dan, Ackermann, Gail, Humphrey, Gregory C, Gebert, Matthew J, Van Treuren, Will, Berg-Lyons, Donna, Keepers, Kyle, Guo, Yan, Bullard, James, Fierer, Noah, Carter, David O, Knight, Rob
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796315/

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