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Abstract
As blood-feeding insects that feed on human hosts, bed bugs could be used in forensic investigations if they are present at a crime scene with no apparent evidence. This study describes how tropical bed bugs (Cimex hemipterus) can be used as forensic tools to collect valid human DNA samples. Short Tandem Repeat (STR) analysis was performed on collected bed bug samples, whereby the results indicate that the obtained quantities of human DNA are mostly substantial to facilitate a comprehensive genetic profiling process.
臭虫是以人类宿主为食的吸血昆虫，如果它们出现在没有明显证据的犯罪现场，就可以用于法医调查。本研究介绍了如何利用热带臭虫（Cimex hemipterus）作为法医工具来收集有效的人类 DNA 样本。研究人员对收集到的臭虫样本进行了短串联重复（STR）分析，结果表明所获得的人类 DNA 数量非常可观，有助于进行全面的基因分析。
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Forensic Science International is the flagship journal in the prestigious Forensic Science International family, publishing the most innovative, cutting-edge, and influential contributions across the forensic sciences. Fields include: forensic pathology and histochemistry, chemistry, biochemistry and toxicology, biology, serology, odontology, psychiatry, anthropology, digital forensics, the physical sciences, firearms, and document examination, as well as investigations of value to public health in its broadest sense, and the important marginal area where science and medicine interact with the law.
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