The Article “New Technique Developed To Date Forensic Death Based On Corpse Microorganisms” discusses a new way to determining ETD. Developed at the University of Granada, this new technique uses thermo-microbiology. This can more accurately determine ETD for deaths that have not occurred under controlled natural conditions, which is the case for most murders. The thermo-biology establishes correspondences between the parameters of micro-organic growth on cadaverous remains and dates the time of death of such remains, as well as their relation with their temperature. This method was tested by analyzing about 240 microorganic samples taken from bodies from the Institute of Legal Medicine of Granada and 352 from living donors. The aim of the research work was to bring criminalistic techniques, “closer to the analysis of the phenomenons caused during the stages of cadaverous decomposition and putrefaction,” in order to reach a better approach to the ETD. They wanted to establish a microbiological indicator of time of death.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
New Technique Developed To Date Forensic Death Based On Corpse Microorganisms
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This was a very interesting review. I liked that the author found a subject that is related to what we've discussed, which is estimating the time of death of individuals. I also liked that they included a lot of detail in explaining the purpose of the thermo-microbiology. To improve, they could have explained some of the terms more thoroughly, and a few of the sentences were a bit confusing. I did not know about thermo-microbiology before reading the review.
Originally I found the title of the article to be a little "bland", however, as a read the rest of the article I became very interested in the topic at hand. Although. I dont spend hours thinking about the issue being discussed in this article, I soon realised the faults behind how forensic scientists currently determine ETD. I like how the you told the reader the fundementals of the new technique, still, I would enjoy to further understand the purpose of thermo-microbiology. I also think the current event could have been a little longer. Overall, the current event took a seemingly "boring" topic and turned it into a interesting learning experience.
Lauren this review was very interesting, and it was so9mething that I feel is important. Thermo microbiology is very cool and I liked how you analyzed the article in such a way that was easy to read but also added lots of information. By adding some more on what microbiology actually is I feel would make the article much stronger but overall it was very good.
This review of the article was very interesting. I found it intruiging that microorganismal growth could be measured and used to determine ETD in relation to murder cases. This could have a lot of value toward future forensics cases and could become a very powerful tool for forensic scientists. Although the review was in excellent condition, it did have a few blemished here and there. Particularly, the review was too general and didnt go into enough detail about the article, at least I felt as such. Also, the team of or specific scientist who developed the moethod was not listed, which would have added to its authenticity. However, I did find it very interesting that this method can more accurately deaths that have not occurred naturally.
Very nice, I really like this review. I like being able to talk about time of death without using the words: Maggott, larve, or pupa. You did a very good job, explaining, what the new breakthough was, how it came about, and why its important. One thing that I though could use some improvment was when you said, "controlled natural conditions, which is the case for most murders." I know for me I wasnt 100% sure what a controlled natural condition was. It just leaves a little too much guessing on the readers part but other than that it was great.
Nicely done, Lauren. I like the way you talked about a new way to determine ETD. I like the way you went into detail with this article, because the title caught my attention, and I wanted to know more.
Again, nicely done.
This review was very well written. It had good content that we have discussed previously in our class about the estimated time of death. I liked how there is a new way to find the time of death other than through maggots that i did not know about. I think that there should have been a little more description of the process and that they should explain the organisms a little bit more. I learned that there are many new things that are still being discovered and different ways to find the time of death of people.
This current event posting was very interesting and kept my attention throughout the whole review. I have never thought about or realized that the issue presented in the article are so important. ETD is something our class has been studying in detail, and I still had no idea that microorganismal growth can be a very important factor in the process. In the future, forensic scientist will be able to hopefully utilize this technique to their greatest advantage. This article was very well written, however it did have a few faults here and there. It lacked an amount of detail I felt was necessary for this article to be more effective. However, overall it was a nicely presented article which provided a plethora of interesting information.
I found the article to be somewhat interesting but as I read more of it, it seemed pretty interesting. The article was very detailed and the summary that you wrote was well written. For improvement, it could have included more about the purpose of micro-biology. It wasnt a very long article, but still included key information about the topic. Overall, the article wasn't bad, and the summary you wrote was pretty good.
This article was very interesting, I was hooked during every second of this review. It was interesting to see how ETD was determined at first and how the new revolutionary ways seem to be much more accurate and effective. Thermo-microbiology was a brand new concept to me, I had heard of microbiology but not thermo. This article was very concrete but lacked some detail. ETD is very important to forensic scientists in identifying the suspect with the most accuracy. We studied this for a while so it was helpful to know more about it.
I thought this article included a lot of information. I like how how the individual included details on the purpose of thermo microbiology. this could help forensic science in the future. i would have liked some some explination on the terms used in the article. i also would like to have read more on the toipic so it could have been a little longer. other than that very well writen.
This article was very interesting. I felt that you did a good job with details of how it works. Thermo-microbiology could do wonders in helping to solve cases.
I thought that this was a good topic choice considering we reader about using microorganisms over the summer. The Body Farm discussed how forensic scientists are able to use microorganisms to solve crimes. I like how the other went into detail about thermo-microbiology. Even though she went into detail, she explained herself in simple terms. Finally, I think it was great that she quoted experts. That always put the issue into perspective.
To improve, perhaps the post could have been a little longer. Also, maybe the author could have talked more about the importance of therm-microbiology to forensic science.
I did not realize that new techniques were still being developed to find ETD.
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