Resumen de Research:: Forensic investigation of drowning
John P. Cassella, Samantha Lehan, Simon Newbery
WE have recently started a forensically-themed PhD research project at Staffordshire University looking at aspects of the microbiology of drowning and submersion in water.
The work involves examining water to develop improved methods of microorganism identification using analytical techniques such as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation. Once the development of this technique has been optimised, the intention would be to determine if a [human] body taken from a ‘body of water’, contained the microorganisms to link it to that specific body of …
