New Technique Developed to Date Forensic Death Based On Corpse Microorganisms

On March 18, 2009, it was announced that a new procedure of forensic dating based on thermo-microbiology was introduced by a group of scientists of the University of Granada. The new technique offers a more accurate approach in determining the time of death in the event that the death had not occurred under natural controlled  conditions or as the result of a crime. The study that made way for the new system, devised by Professor Isabel Fernandez, collaborates the a relationship between the parameters of micro-organic growth on cadaverous remains which are then analyzed to reveal specific dates pertaining to the time of death and furthermore, the relation with their temperature. As previous methods used to determine possible estimations of the time of death have revealed a margin of error, the project's primary intention was to discover a new method that would be more reliable and provide examiners with more accurate results. By using new thermographical and weather measurement tools along with traditional microbiological methods, the scientists who conducted the experiment took on a new approach aiming to establish a microbiological indicator to determine the time of death.