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Pet fur or fake fur? A forensic approach

Overview of attention for article published in Investigative Genetics, June 2014
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Title
Pet fur or fake fur? A forensic approach
Published in
Investigative Genetics, June 2014
DOI 10.1186/2041-2223-5-7
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Abstract

In forensic science there are many types of crime that involve animals. Therefore, the identification of the species has become an essential investigative tool. The exhibits obtained from such offences are very often a challenge for forensic experts. Indeed, most biological materials are traces, hair or tanned fur. With hair samples, a common forensic approach should proceed from morphological and structural microscopic examination to DNA analysis. However, the microscopy of hair requires a lot of experience and a suitable comparative database to be able to recognize with a high degree of accuracy that a sample comes from a particular species and then to determine whether it is a protected one. DNA analysis offers the best opportunity to answer the question, 'What species is this?' In our work, we analyzed different samples of fur coming from China used to make hats and collars. Initially, the samples were examined under a microscope, then the mitochondrial DNA was tested for species identification. For this purpose, the genetic markers used were the 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA, while the hypervariable segment I of the control region was analyzed afterwards, to determine whether samples belonged to the same individual.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Hungary 1 3%
Unknown 39 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 9 23%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 13%
Student > Bachelor 4 10%
Other 4 10%
Researcher 3 8%
Other 8 20%
Unknown 7 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 30%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 28%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 3 8%
Environmental Science 2 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 3%
Other 4 10%
Unknown 7 18%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 December 2014.
All research outputs
#5,155,031
of 24,933,778 outputs
Outputs from Investigative Genetics
#58
of 97 outputs
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#47,077
of 232,670 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Investigative Genetics
#2
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