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! Texas to Implement Rape Kit Reform Law – Including Tracking of Tests (Forensic Magazine […]
Rapid DNA Act of 2017: What is It?
On May 16, 2017, the U.S House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed the Rapid DNA Act of 2017 (H.R.510 and S.139, respectively). The bill was sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Representative James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis) and enjoyed bipartisan support, ending up with seven Republican and five Democratic cosponsors in the Senate, and […]
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! State Forensics Panel Approves Use of Family DNA to Solve Crimes After Slain […]
NIST Upgrades Widely Used Database of Molecular ‘Fingerprints’
When scientists need to identify an unknown compound, they do what a police detective might do. They get fingerprints—in this case, the “molecular fingerprints” of the unknown compound—and run them through a database of fingerprints from known suspects to look for a match. One of the world’s largest and most widely used databases of molecular […]
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 Discovery Reveals Genetic History of Ancient Egyptians (CNN – 6/23/2017) Ancient Egyptians and […]
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! The Unclaimed Dead (The Intercept – 7/1/2017) In Texas, the Bodies of Migrants Who […]
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! In a Lost Baby Tooth, Scientists Find Ancient Denisovan DNA (The New York Times – […]
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! Idaho Becomes First in the Nation with Online Tracking of Sexual Assault Kits […]
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! Unidentified Remains to be Identified by US Military, Forensic Anthropologists (NBC San Diego […]
