1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	15
Practicum	15
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Learning outcomes:

1. to uderstand decomposition of the human body
2. to determine time of death usimg forensic parameters
3. to understand biological methods in forensic science
4. to determine kinship by DNA analysis
5. to analyze fingerprints and hair


Course Content:

1. Human body decomposition
2. Body fluids and waste products
3. Genomic and mitochondrial DNA analysis
4. Human tissues - skin, hair, bones, teeth
5. Mass disaster victim identification
5. Animals in forensics - emphasis on entomology
6. Protist, plants, fungi in forensics - emphasis on diatoms
7. Bacteria and viruses - emphasis on bioterrorism

Lab work:

1. determination of coprophilic insects and their use for PMI assesment
2. determination of diatom algae and their use in plase of drowning assesment
3. analysis of human and animal hair
4. DNA analysis and kinship assessment

Seminar:
Active discussion of students and teacher on defined topics

1. Alan Gunn, Essential Forensic Biology (2009) Wiley-Blackwell, UK
   Anthony Bertino, Forensic Science - Fundamentals and Investigations, South-Western Cengage Learning, 2012
   Siegel and Mirakovits, Forensic Science, the basics, CRC Press, 2010.

Izborni predmeti - Regular study - Molecular Biology