The integration of multiple omics panels obtained from bone tissue could aid in the evaluation of the postmortem interval in forensic investigations, expanding the boundaries of forensic research.

DNA fingerprinting by portable nanopore sequencing is a novel re-identification method with applications in (clinical) laboratories and biobanks.

High-throughput sequencing has been used to analyze the microbiome of mouse corpses over a period of 48 days, and to provide an accurate estimate of the time since death.

A university genomics class provides detailed examples of how to design and execute Oxford Nanopore MinION hackathons as part of an academic curriculum.

Early postmortem autopsy of COVID-19 patients shows high viral loads and damage of the lung, although extrapulmonary cells demonstrate no injury, they contribute to inflammation, hyper-coagulation, and multiple organ dysfunction.

Two studies suggest that a determined adversary may be able to obtain genetic information that they should not have permission to access from some genealogy databases.