扩增Amelogenin基因用于生物检材种属鉴定

目的扩增Amelogenin基因测定血痕或组织的种属,以确定在法医学检验中的应用价值。方法收集猪、羊、马等10几种常见动物的血痕或肌肉组织,应用PCR扩增Amelogenin基因,PAGE电泳,银染后观察结果。结果哺乳动物猪、牛、狗、羊、马、驴动物血痕扩增产物为1条带,片段长度102bp。猕猴检见106bp和112bp两条带,与人血痕没有区别。兔、猫、鼠血痕未检出特异性片段。其它常见物种鳝鱼、青蛙、鸭、鹅、鸽、鹌鹑、麻雀等均未见扩增产物。结论扩增Amelogenin基因进行种属鉴定,方法简单,灵敏度高,可应用于法医检案。     

Isolation of lambda-cyhalothrin from biological material

Dioxan is proposed as an isolating agent for isolating lambda-cytalotrin (LC) from biological material. Optimal conditions for isolating LC from cadaveric hepatic tissue with dioxan were determined and the results of the isolation were quantified.     

Isolation of nitrobenzene from biological material

Toluene is recommended as an agent for extraction of nitrobenzene from biological material. Optimal conditions for nitrobenzene isolation from cadaveric human liver are defined and the results of isolation are quantitatively evaluated.     

Isolation of eugenol from biological material

The optimal conditions for isolation of eugenol from biological material by ethyl acetate were determined. Possible purification of the compound from coextractive substances of biomaterial on the colon with silica gel L 40/100 micro is demonstrated. Methods of thin-layer and high-yield liquid chromatography for identification and quantitative determination of eugenol are proposed.     

Species identification from dried snake venom

Illegal trade in snake parts has increased enormously. In spite of strict protection under wildlife act, a large number of snakes are being killed ruthlessly in India for venom and skin. Here, an interesting case involving confiscation of crystallized dried snake venom and subsequent DNA-based species identification is reported. The analysis using the universal primers for cytochrome b region of the mitochondrial DNA revealed that the venom was extracted from an Indian cobra (Naja naja). On the basis of this report, the forwarding authority booked a case in the court of law against the accused for illegal hunting of an endangered venomous snake and smuggling of snake venom. This approach thus has immense potential for rapid identification of snake species facing endangerment because of illegal trade. This is also the first report of DNA isolation from dried snake venom for species identification.     

Characteristics of alphacypermethrin isolation from biological material

Methanol is proposed as an isolating agent for isolation of alphacypermethrin from biological material. Optimal conditions of isolating alphacipermetrin from human cadaveric liver tissue with methanol are determined and quantitative estimation of isolation results is provided.     

The identification investigation of the material evidence of biological origin after multifactorial exposure

The possibility of investigating pieces of material evidence of biological origin after exposure to various factors is evaluated. The possibility of detecting proteins of liquid media of human organism by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide denatured gel is investigated. The method is intended for identification of biological material in a state of grave destruction. Methodology of such studies is proposed. The data indicate that the structural integrity and qualitative composition of the spectrum of main serum proteins are retained after combined exposure to damaging factors and complete destruction of blood cells.     

扩增TP53内含子8用于生物检材的种属鉴定

目的扩增常见动物TP53内含子8片段,确定其在法医学生物检材种属鉴定中的应用价值。方法收集标本为包括人在内的15种常见动物的血痕或肌肉组织,提取DNA后定量,应用PCR扩增TP53内含子8,PAGE电泳,银染后观察结果。结果人和猕猴都扩增出一条长度为460bp的片段,鳝鱼、鲢鱼、青蛙、鸭、兔、猫、小白鼠、豚鼠、猪、牛、羊虽有扩增产物,但不在分型区内,鸡、狗未见扩增产物。结论扩增TP53内含子8进行种属鉴定,方法简单,灵敏度较高。     

Purification of extracts from biological material using aluminum oxide

An effective, rapid, and safe operation is suggested for purification of extracts from biological material from co-extractive substances during testing for barbiturates, benzophenones, and nichlofolane. The purification is carried out on a column packed with aluminum oxide.     

混合血迹中不同个体成份逐一分离识别的研究

目的研究法庭科学混合血迹物证中不同个体成份逐一分离、识别的问题,建立适合混合血迹个体识别的分析技术。方法采用PCR-SSCP及测序技术,选择m tDNA D-loop区的HVI 16030~16481区域452 bp片段作为分析目标,对中国汉族两无关个体、三无关个体混合血迹进行分析。结果100份两个体混合血迹样品m tDNA 452bp的PCR产物经SSCP电泳分离,结果有95份样品完全分离开,分离成功率达95%;30份三个体混合血迹样品452 bp片段经SSCP电泳分离,结果有26份样品有1~3个个体完全分离开,分离成功率达84%。对其中3份两个体混合血样、2份三个体混合血样SSCP电泳分离后的谱带进行回收、测序分析,两个体混合血样每一份均可准确获得其中单一个体序列及以另一个体主要成份(峰值比达4∶1以上)的序列结果;三个体混合血迹中不同个体成份可以达到初步分离,1份可准确确定单一个体序列。对两个体不同比例混合样品SSCP分析,结果可以检测到较少成份的最低比例为20∶80。结论本研究建立的PCR-SSCP及测序分析混合血迹综合技术,是对混合血迹中不同个体成份逐一分离、识别的一种有效技术手段。     

Sex identification of white-tailed deer using frozen venison

Fluids from frozen muscle tissue taken from 449 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were analyzed using a radioimmunoassay technique for testosterone. Comparing 309 deer sampled in early November, antlered males had significantly higher tissue testosterone levels (range = 0.18 to 16.00 ng/mL) than females (range = 0.00 to 0.18 ng/mL) while antlerless (fawn) males overlapped both groups (range = 0.00 to 0.68 ng/mL). Samples taken from 132 deer from January through August showed no differences among ages or sexes. Antlered males can be differentiated from females during the breeding season.     

生物检材中甲基苯丙胺及苯丙胺的分析研究进展

对近几年国内外22篇有关生物检材中甲基苯丙胺及苯丙胺测定的文献进行了综述。介绍了血、尿、毛发等生物检材的收集与预处理方法,比较了生物检材中甲基苯丙胺及苯丙胺的液-液萃取(LLE)、固相萃取(SPE)、固相微萃取(SPME)和顶空固相微萃取(HS-SPME)等提取方法,以及内标的选取、不同的衍生化方法和包括免疫、GC/MS、GC/NPD、GC/ECD、GC/FID、HPLC、HPCE在内的各种检测方法。最后,对分析结果的评定进行了讨论。     

Case involving differentiation of deer and human bone fragments

In a recent Louisiana forensic anthropology case, it was necessary to attempt species identification of six small bone fragments. The primary concern was whether or not they matched the fractured humerus of a woman killed by two shotgun blasts and then disposed of in the Mississippi River. These tiny fragments were recovered by law enforcement officers inside a jeep pickup and at the gas station where the vehicle had been cleaned. The police suspect claimed that these fragments were from a deer that he had recently killed. The small size of the pieces precluded positive recognition of human versus nonhuman origin based upon gross morphology and cortical thickness. Microscopic examination was possible. This analysis involved comparison of the unknown specimens to reference deer and human thin sections including bone recovered from the woman during autopsy. Examination of the jeep and gas station fragments revealed no plexiform bone, secondary (not primary) osteons, and variability in size and shape of the osteons and Haversian canals. These and other variables identified the bone fragments as human.     

Recovery of human DNA profiles from poached deer remains: A feasibility study

Poaching is a crime that occurs worldwide and can be extremely difficult to investigate and prosecute due to the nature of the evidence available. If a species is protected by international legislation such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora then simply possessing any part of that species is illegal. Previous studies have focused on the identification of endangered species in cases of potential poaching. Difficulties arise if the poached animal is not endangered. Species such as deer have hunting seasons whereby they can legally be hunted however poaching is the illegal take of deer, irrespective of season. Therefore, identification of deer alone has little probative value as samples could have originated from legal hunting activities in season. After a deer is hunted it is usual to remove the innards, head and lower limbs. The limbs are removed through manual force and represent a potential source of human touch DNA.We investigate the potential to recover and profile human autosomal DNA from poached deer remains. Samples from the legs of ten culled deer were obtained (40 in total) using minitapes. DNA from samples was extracted, quantified and amplified to determine if it would be possible to recover human STR profiles.Low quantification data led to the use of an extended PCR cycling protocol of 34 cycles. Samples from seven deer amplified, however some samples were excluded from further analysis due to ‘drop in’ alleles or the low level of successfully amplified loci. Samples from five deer could be further analysed and gave match probabilities ranging from 6.37 × 10^{− 3} to 9.53 × 10^{− 11}.This study demonstrates the potential of recovering human touch DNA from poached animal remains. There is the potential for this test to be used in relation to other species of poached remains or other types of wildlife crimes. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that human STR profiling has been successfully applied to touch DNA in regards to simulated wildlife crime.     

Species identification of Papaver by metabolite profiling

This paper analyses and discusses arguments that emerge from a recent discussion about the proper assessment of the evidential value of correspondences observed between the characteristics of a crime stain and those of a sample from a suspect when (i) this latter individual is found as a result of a database search and (ii) remaining database members are excluded as potential sources (because of different analytical characteristics). Using a graphical probability approach (i.e., Bayesian networks), the paper here intends to clarify that there is no need to (i) introduce a correction factor equal to the size of the searched database (i.e., to reduce a likelihood ratio), nor to (ii) adopt a propositional level not directly related to the suspect matching the crime stain (i.e., a proposition of the kind 'some person in (outside) the database is the source of the crime stain' rather than 'the suspect (some other person) is the source of the crime stain'). The present research thus confirms existing literature on the topic that has repeatedly demonstrated that the latter two requirements (i) and (ii) should not be a cause of concern.     

Spectrographic determination of barium in biological material

Spectrochemical determination of barium (Ba 2335.₃ Å) in some fatal cases of barium poisoning, and recovery experiments, are reported with and without the use of beryllium (Be 2348.₆ Å) as internal standard (precision ±20%).     

The primary investigation of material evidence and the evaluation of its suitability for expert biological identification by genomic "dactyloscopy"

Use of DNA "fingerprinting" method for biological analysis of material evidences exhibit new potentials for making concrete expert conclusions. But such expertise is time consuming and difficult to perform that's why it is important to evaluate fitness of expert material for DNA fingerprinting at early stages of object investigation. Method of preliminary treatment of objects sent for DNA fingerprint expertise in case of sexual assault is suggested and tested. This method allows one to evaluate objects easily from the standpoint of possibility to perform such investigation.