Researcher says targeted microbial panel shows promise for identifying people from touch samples
Feb 9, 2026
Feb 9, 2026
Professor Bruce Fedolli described a targeted microbial assay (HID SkinPlex) that yielded high identification accuracies on pilot skin swabs, reporting hand sample accuracy near 98% and outlining plans to expand to 50 participants to validate and refine markers.
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Professor Bruce Fedolli of the Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas Health Science Center presented pilot results showing that a targeted microbial panel can substantially increase sensitivity for human identification from skin swabs.
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