Publications by authors named "Verica Radojicic"
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- - The study monitored the evolution and emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Serbia between March 2020 and January 2023, analyzing samples from 2,398 COVID-19-positive patients using advanced sequencing technologies.
- - Three major variants of concern were identified: Alpha (5.6%), Delta (7.4%), and Omicron (70.3%), with the Omicron recombinant known as "Kraken" (<1%), along with other sublineages contributing to eight pandemic waves in Serbia similar to trends observed in Europe and the U.S.
- - The research revealed a variety of mutations in the virus, particularly in the spike protein, with a total of sixteen Nextstrain clades being assigned to the samples
Casings represent common evidence in a forensic laboratory, due to high frequency of firearms usage during perpetration of criminal offenses. Possible DNA evidence from casings is compromised by degradation, inhibition, and initial low-quantity deposition of biological material. For that reason, in the last 15 years, scientists have been trying to optimize procedures for recovery and amplification of DNA possibly present on its surface.
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