Non-human forensics

Code:

B4003

Acronym:

B4003

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2016/2017 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Forensic Genetics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:GF	15	plano de estudos do Mestrado em Genética Forense a partir de 2013_2014.	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To master the methods and techniques applied to non-human materials.
To grasp the expanding forensic uses of non-human genetics.

Learning outcomes and competences

Operative mastering of  the methods and techniques applied to non-human materials.
and of the extension of the forensic uses of non-human genetics.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Types of situations involving analyses of non-human biological evidence
Animal and plant domesticates
Ancillary criminal identification (e.g., pets)
Body injury causation (e.g., dogs, bear, wolf, tiger...)
Food products forgeries
Identity, genealogy and breed forgeries
Wild animal and plants
Other organisms
Control of protected species and their products illegal use
Practical examples

Mandatory literature

Heather Miller Coyle; Nonhuman DNA Typing: Theory and Casework Applications, CRC Press
AMORIM A; Editorial: Introduction to the Special Issue on Forensic Genetics: Non-Human DNA, The Open Forensic Science Journal. 3: 6-8
Iyengar A1, Hadi S.; Use of non-human DNA analysis in forensic science: a mini review, Med Sci Law. 2014 Jan;54(1):41-50, 2014 (doi: 10.1177/0025802413487522)
Amorim A, Budowle B; Handbook of forensic genetics : biodiversity and heredity in civil and criminal investigation, World Scientific, 2016. ISBN: 9781786340771

Comments from the literature

http://www.gep-isfg.org/ISFG/Portugues/Grupos_de_trabalho/Genetica_forense_nao_humana/genetica.php
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u45uxrx23730g738/fulltext.pdf
http://www.springerlink.com/content/g8g33n56p1434389/fulltext.pdf
http://www.denverda.org/DNA/DNA_Nonhuman.h

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures,  practical and lab sessions

keywords

Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biology > Genetics
Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biology > Taxonomy
Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biodiversity
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Legal medicine

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

50% written test + 50% written report