A new international study has shown how the population of bacteria on a person's skin leaves a trace on the clothes they wear, and can be identified months after the transfer.
It's a discovery that could mean big things for the examination of crime scenes, where clothing often features in the body of evidence.
Paola Magni is an associate professor of forensic science at Murdoch University in Australia, and one of the researchers behind the study.
Paola Magni was part of an international team of researchers testing how long a person's unique microbiome would show up on samples of their clothing. Photo: Supplied
