Forensic Molecular-Genetic Analysis of Objects of Biological Origin – a New Direction of Forensic Activity of the Russian Ministry of Justice

• Published in: Teoriâ i praktika sudebnoj èkspertizy Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 6 - 18
• Main Authors: Smirnova, S. A., Omel’yanyuk, G. G., Storozhenko, I. V., Rybakova, A. A., Gulevskaya, V. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science 23.04.2021
• Subjects: днк; идентификация личности; молекулярно-генетическая экспертиза; объекты биологического происхождения; охраняемые виды животных и растений; судебная экспертиза
• ISSN: 1819-2785; 2587-7275
• DOI: 10.30764/1819-2785-2021-1-6-18

The article addresses the importance and basic preconditions for the forming a new direction of forensic activity in the system of forensic institutions of the Russian Ministry of Justice a new direction of forensic activity - molecular-genetic analysis of the objects of biological origin. The authors present the advantages of DNA analysis - one of the most modern and efficient methods in investigating criminal cases. The article also demonstrates the potential of different methods of DNA-analysis for forensic investigations. The history of forensic DNA-analysis development in Russia and its features when examining the human, animal, and plant biomaterials are briefly discussed. The authors propose the definitions for the molecular-genetic examinations’ object and subject, formulate the model tasks, and suggest a list of sample questions for this study.