New hand bacteria study holds promise for forensics identification

Monday, March 15, 2010 - 14:07 in Biology & Nature

Forensic scientists may soon have a valuable new item in their toolkits -- a way to identify individuals using unique, telltale types of hand bacteria left behind on objects like keyboards and computer mice, says a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.

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