Saliva as a Forensic Tool

Shailja Chatterjee*

Forensic science is a branch that deals with a wide plethora of areas such as anthropology, migration studies and criminology. Various biological samples have been utilized to assist a scientist towards getting answers to the myriad of questions in the field. Saliva is an easily available source from victim as well as aggressors, parent-child and siblings. Various tests have been devised to aid in identifying salivary sample constituents. This paper deals with the wide utility of saliva as a forensic tool.

Keywords: Saliva; Forensic; Criminology

Published on: Jun 30, 2018 Pages: 26-28

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/2394-8418.000059
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