Individual human scent as a forensic identifier using mantrailing

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  • Individual scent article allows mantrailers to differentiate an odour trail.
  • Saliva as well as DNA extracted from whole blood are sufficient as a key stimulus.
  • Mantrailing appears as a reliable and useful tool for law enforcement authorities.

Woidtke, Leif & Dreßler, Jan & Hädrich-Babian, Carsten. (2017). Individual human scent as a forensic identifier using mantrailing. Forensic Science International. 282. 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.11.021.

Volltext: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321238629_Individual_human_scent_as_a_forensic_identifier_using_mantrailing

Zitiert z.B. im MDR: https://www.mdr.de/wissen/hunde-riechen-dna-100.html

Spürhunde können auch noch nach einem halben Jahr zuverlässig die Spur eines Menschen verfolgen.

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The heart has a sense of smell: