Humans Are Animals, Too: Critical Commonalities and Differences Between Human and Wildlife Forensic Genetics

• Moore, M. Katherine ^[1] ; Frazier, Kim ^[2]
  1. [1] Forensic Laboratory, Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Estados Unidos
  2. [2] Wyoming Game and Fish Wildlife Forensic and Fish Health Laboratory. Estados Unidos
• Localización: Journal of forensic sciences, ISSN-e 1556-4029, ISSN 0022-1198, Vol. 64, Nº. 6, 2019, págs. 1603-1621
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Wildlife forensics has recently been recognized among the wide variety of forensic science disciplines. This review compares human and wildlife DNA forensics, which use the same genetic tools, but often for far different purposes. Human forensic genetics almost invariably attempts to identify individual perpetrators involved in a given crime. Wildlife forensics often determines whether a crime has occurred. In addition to techniques familiar in human laboratories, like individual matching with STRs, wildlife analysts may be asked to determine the taxonomic identity, geographic source, or sex of evidence items, or the familial relationships or minimum number of individuals among a group of samples. This review highlights the common questions, legal framework, databases, and similar validation requirements to foster understanding between disciplines. Based on this understanding, human and wildlife DNA practitioners may work together and learn from each other in order to elevate the discipline of forensic genetics.