Transcriptomics in forensic entomology: Research progress and prospects

Key Points

• Transcriptomics can enhance the accuracy of forensic entomology assessments, integrating genetic data with insect evidence.
• Key advances show significant associations between gene expression profiles and post-mortem intervals, improving accuracy.
• The analysis includes various methodologies in molecular profiling to examine insect development stages across multiple environments.
• This research suggests that transcriptomic approaches may enable more reliable forensic methods, although further exploration is needed.