BIOL3792 Forensic Biology

Professor Adrian Linacre

2017

4.5

1 x 1-hour lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
1 x 1-hour workshop-1 per semester
1 x 1-hour workshop-2 per semester
4 x 3-hour practicals per semester

FORS3007 has been successfully completed

This topic assumes a basic knowledge of how the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) works and the structure of genomes.

This topic will expose students to forensic biology, from scene to court, centring on both the theory and practice of DNA based techniques. The topic will cover body fluid testing, blood pattern analysis, integration of evidence types, and how evidence must be considered against two or more hypothesis. This topic assumes a basic knowledge of how the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) works and the structure of genomes. The topic will be presented by a combination of staff from Forensic Science SA and Flinders University.

To expose students to current industry practice for performing forensic DNA methods and data analysis. The students will learn about body fluid typing, cell transfer, PCR analysis of hypervariable regions of DNA and chromosomal abnormalities.

At the completion of the topic, students are expected to be able to:

Understanding the key proficiencies expected of a forensic biologist
Ability to extract, amplify and interpret DNA
Ability to integrate evidence from a range of biological analyses
Show that their results are statistically valid and meet Quality Assurance and Quality Control criteria

Key dates and timetable

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