Under the Microscope – Nicole Richetelli

DNAmix 2021 is a rigorous, large-scale study conducted to evaluate the extent of consistency and variation among forensic laboratories in interpretations and statistical analyses of DNA mixtures, and to assess the effects of various potential sources of variability. To this end, this study utilized a four-phased approach:   Policies and Procedures (P&P) Questionnaire — Online […]

Identifying Missing Persons at the Center for Human Identification

The Missing Persons Unit under the Center of Human Identification at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTCHI) specializes in the DNA analysis and identification of missing persons cases and processes more than 50% of the unidentified human remains of the missing persons cases in the US.   Jianye Ge, discusses software that […]