The Missing Piece Episode 7: Sherri Ann Jarvis (Walker County Jane Doe)
After 40 years, Walker County Jane Doe has been confirmed to be 14-year old Sherri Ann Jarvis, who went missing from Stillwater, Minnesota in the early part of 1980. In the early morning of November 1st, 1980, a truck driver traveling past the Sam Houston National Forest came upon the body […]
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door! Crime won’t stop because of COVID. So how should we protect […]
Women Advancing Forensics: Olivia McCarter
Meet some of the women who are propelling the field of forensic science forward. In this interview, we meet Olivia McCarter, a student at the University of South Alabama. Like many people her age who are in school for a forensic science career, Olivia grew up watching TV shows that portrayed characters who were […]
Using Databases to Find Scholarly Sources
Today’s guest blog was written in collaboration with Melissa Martin, a former global marketing intern with Promega. She is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she is double majoring in zoology and life sciences communication, with a certificate in environmental studies. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission. Peer-reviewed papers are considered […]
Kentucky State Police Rapid DNA Program: Analyzing Sexual Assault Kits Utilizing the ANDE 6C Instrument
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger, Regina Wells, DNA Database Supervisor, Kentucky State Police Central Forensic Laboratory. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. Over the past decade a spotlight has been placed on the tens of thousands of sexual assault kits that have remained untested in evidence rooms across the country. The […]
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door! DNA Can Now Be Pulled from the Very Air We Breathe. […]
Debunking Myths Surrounding Law Enforcement’s Use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy
In 2018, a new technique named Joseph DeAngelo as the Golden State Killer when a small team of investigators uploaded his DNA profile into a publicly available DNA database to reverse engineer his identity based on familial relations. As a part of his 19-year career with the FBI, from 2018 to 2021, former SA […]
Writing Successful Grants: Consider Your Audience
This blog is part four of a four-part series on grant writing inspired by resources published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and others. Today’s guest blog was written by Annakay Kruger, Science Writer at Promega. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission. You have thoughtfully designed your research and carefully crafted a […]
Sequencing Mitochondrial DNA Extracted from Historic Human Remains
DNA extracted from human skeletal remains is often of poor quality and/or low quantity. However, extracted DNA is often vital to determining the identity of an individual, particularly in forensic or missing persons cases. The goal of this research was to examine low quality DNA extracted from degraded, historic human remains recovered from a […]
