Current and future trends in forensic molecular biology / Simon J. Walsh -- Basic tools and techniques in molecular biology / Ralph Rapley and David Whitehouse -- Automated DNA extraction techniques for forensic analysis / Marion Nagy -- Real-time quantitative PCR in forensic science / Antonio Alonso and Oscar Garciia-- Minisatellite and microsatellite DNA typing analysis / Keiji Tamaki -- Application of SNPs in forensic casework / Claus B?ng, Juan J. Sanchez and Niels Morling -- The X chromosome in forensic science : past, present and future / Reinhard Szibor -- Mitochondrial analysis in forensic science / Hirokazu Matsuda and Nobuhiro Yukawa -- Y-chromosomal markers in forensic genetics / Manfred Kayser -- Laser microdissection in forensic science / Luigi Saravo ... [et al.] -- Laboratory information systems for forensic analysis of DNA evidence / BenoiلإaLeclair and Tom Scholl -- Statistical presentation of forensic data / Mark A. Best -- Protein profiling for forensic and biometric applications / Mikhail Soloviev ... [et al.] -- Application of MRS in forensic pathology / Eva Scheurer, Michael Ith, and Chris Boesch.