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Explain how contact lenses can be a source of DNA.

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ontact lenses, worn by the perpetrator/victim, represent a potentially good source of DNA. This is based on their exposure to touch DNA and the release and regeneration of epithelial cells from the eye.

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A contact lens (CL) can act as a vector for microorganisms to adhere to and transfer to the ... Thus, this detailed understanding of lens-related bioburden is important in the ... There are many other speculative causes of inflammation (lens deposits or ... Silver ions interact with the DNA of bacteria preventing cell reproduction, ...

A contributor to this problem has been our sketchy understanding of the normal ... and of the microbes that are leading causes of contact lens-associated infection, ... During contact lens wear microbes can enter the eye from the wearer's lid ... Lessons from DNA microarray analysis: the gene expression profile of biofilms.

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