1.0In The Loophttps://www.in-the-loop.net.auMichael Whytehttps://www.in-the-loop.net.au/author/whytey/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.in-the-loop.net.au/touch-dna-the-effect-of-the-deposition-pressure-on-the-quality-of-latent-fingermarks-and-str-profiles/">Touch DNA: The effect of the deposition pressure on the quality of latent fingermarks and STR profiles</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.in-the-loop.net.au/touch-dna-the-effect-of-the-deposition-pressure-on-the-quality-of-latent-fingermarks-and-str-profiles/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Touch DNA: The effect of the deposition pressure on the quality of latent fingermarks and STR profiles” — In The Loop" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://i0.wp.com/www.in-the-loop.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/touch-dna.jpg?fit=1024%2C600&ssl=11024600Latent fingerprints present unique, and sometimes the only, evidence found at a crime scene. Several factors affect their quality, including deposition pressure. Its effect on fingerprint size and quality, and on STR amplification success rate, is an emerging area of interest in forensic science. A recent study published in ‘Forensic Science International: Genetics‘ investigated whether […]