Simplified DE Method for the RapidHIT™ ID to Obtain Investigative Leads from Sexual Assault Evidence
Today’s blog is written by guest bloggers Hanson E1,2, Gonzalez Tirado D1, Bass B1, Werking J3, Lagace R3 and Ballantyne J1,2 1National Center for Forensic Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA 2Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA 3ThermoFisher Scientific, San Francisco, California, USA Rapid DNA fully integrates sample analysis […]
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! Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify 2020 Jane […]
Development and Utility of Single Sperm Genetic Analysis Methods to Aid in Sexual Assault Investigations
Today’s blog is written by guest bloggers Morgan Peters1,2, Jack Ballantyne1,3, and Erin Hanson1,3 1 National Center for Forensic Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA, 2 Graduate Program in Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA ,3 Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA Delayed reporting of sexual assault […]
There are 750 Unidentified Human Remains in Australia. Could Your DNA Help Solve One of These Cold Cases?
Today’s blog is written by guest bloggers Jodie Ward, Associate Professor, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney and Dennis McNevin, Professor of Forensic Genetics, University of Technology Sydney. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Yesterday it was announced the Australian Federal Police […]
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, Crime Scene Evidence Pointed to Father in 1981 Child Murders […]
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Forensic Resources
Today’s guest blog is written by Patricia Davis, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Reposted from the ISHI Report with permission. Along a quiet cemetery access road in Woodlawn, Maryland, just west of Baltimore, the body of a teenage girl was found wrapped in a white sheet, someone’s child. She’d been murdered – suffocated – […]
Innocence After Guilt Episode 6: Learned Lessons – Moving Forward
According to the National Registry of Exonerations, there have been 3,337 exonerations since 1989 accounting for more than 29,500 years lost. In our quest for justice, how do we work to eliminate wrongful convictions? What has history taught us? What role has forensic DNA played since its emergence? In this video series we delve into […]
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! Sen. Cornyn Introduces Carla Walker Act to Fund New DNA Testing […]
Seeking Answers: Forensic DNA Analysis from a Victim’s Perspective
Today’s guest blog is written by AnnaKay Kruger, Promega. Reposted from the ISHI Report with permission. Just nineteen years old, Ashley Spence was a sophomore attending Arizona State University when she became the victim of a home invasion rape. A stranger broke into her apartment in the middle of the night and subjected her to a brutal, […]
