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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

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_36bacfa8f4424a50b9fc8434ce4bc544

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

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

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England: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd

Journal title

eLife, 2013-10, Vol.2, p.e01104-e01104

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English

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England: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd

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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 a novel method for estimating PMI that avoids man...

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

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_36bacfa8f4424a50b9fc8434ce4bc544

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_36bacfa8f4424a50b9fc8434ce4bc544

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2050-084X

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2050-084X

DOI

10.7554/eLife.01104

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