Towards localizing head shots – Forensic Sub-Differentiation of Anatomical Brain Regions by differential RNA expression

The detection of organ tissues, including brain, in even challenged forensic sample material by forensic RNA analysis has become a valid and routinely used method of trace contextualization.However, in cases of severe head traumas dealt by blunt impacts or firearm projectiles, for example in situations when multiple offenders handled different weapons, it can be beneficial for criminal investigations to determine by analysis of traces of biological material which area of the head had been hit (and by whom) by proxy of detecting which part of the brain had been injured.

Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series - October 18, 2022 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Jan Euteneuer, Lucas Moitinho-Silva, Cornelius Courts Source Type: research