Publications by authors named "Triniti Turner"
Disaster victim identification (DVI) refers to the forensic identification of unknown individuals following a mass disaster event. Human dental structures can contain viable DNA sources when other soft tissues are compromised. However, labor-intensive sample preparation performed by extensively trained personnel is needed to expose the nuclear material for traditional forensic DNA workflows.
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- The study focuses on how cumulative malaria exposure affects dendritic cells in adults from Mali, particularly looking at those who are uninfected versus asymptomatically infected with Plasmodium falciparum, the malaria-causing parasite.
- Researchers found that while uninfected adults' dendritic cells responded well to malaria parasite stimulation, those with asymptomatic infections did not show significant immune responses, suggesting potential impairment in their immune function.
- Elevated levels of certain cytokines (IL-10 and CXCL9) were observed in both asymptomatic adults and children with acute malaria, indicating ongoing immune activity despite the lack of symptoms in some individuals.