Abstract
Introduction:Tissue preservation is important. From it forensic scientist may extract sufficient DNA for profiling. The most commonly used preservative found in the literature is formalin. However, it causes severe side-effects on its users as well as the environment; we need to find its replacement. Method:This study examined whether formalin could preserve soft tissues (fresh) stored at 4°C for 100 days and how DNA can be extracted from it. Qualification and Quantification of the presevred samples were done. Result:The results revealed that tissues preserved in formalin failed to generate sufficient quantity of DNA for profiling whereas tissues preserved in normal saline did so. Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a need to find an alternative to formalin which can preserve the tissue samples well and enable DNA profiling.
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