Burglars could be identified from airborne DNA
Skin cells, dandruff and saliva are largely responsible | World News
All people, criminals and non-criminals alike, shed tiny traces of themselves wherever they go. Some of this material—mainly skin cells, dandruff and saliva—ends up suspended as a personal debris cloud that can hang around after the person is gone. A... [3560 chars]
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