Environmental DNA Forensics

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Molecular tools and reference genetic databases of species (e.g., bacteria, plants, fungi) can contextualize origins and plausible associations of environmental DNA trace evidence (e.g., soil, dust, and water). The utility of environmental DNA is explored across a myriad of human and environmental forensic case applications (e.g., sources of pollution, evaluating environmental remediation). Prerequisite: FRSC 3000H or 3111H.