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! New Tools Seek to Aid Evidence Gathering in Rape Cases (Forensic […]
Neanderthal DNA and Modern Humans: Svante Pääbo Receives the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Today’s guest blog is written by Ken Doyle, a Science Writer with Promega. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission. What makes humans “human”? On October 3, 2022, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine had been awarded to Svante Pääbo, director of the Department of Genetics […]
Identifying Missing Persons Globally through Family DNA Kinship Matching
The identification of human remains belonging to missing persons is one of the main challenges for forensic genetics. Although other means of identification can be applied to missing person investigations, DNA is often extremely valuable to further support or refute potential associations. When reference DNA samples cannot be collected from personal items belonging to a […]
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! Maryland AG Seeks to Preserve Massive Set of Sexual Assault Evidence (Forensic […]
Sex-Based Targeted Recovery of Cells in a Heterogeneous Mixture: Separating Male and Female Like-Cell
Today’s guest blog is written by Michael Marciano, Ph.D and Amber Vandepoele, Syracuse University Mixture interpretation remains a central challenge in the forensic DNA field. Much research and development has focused on methods to improve the interpretation of complex samples including software solutions. These methods are used to improve mixture interpretation on the “back-end” […]
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 Controversial Ethics of Ancient DNA Research (Forensic – 1/13/2023) In […]
Using Previous DNA Casework Data to Aid Decision Making in the Process of DNA Profile Interpretation
Today’s guest blog is written by Charissa van Kooten, Netherlands Forensic Institute Hi there, my name is Charissa van Kooten. My journey in forensic science started over 15 years ago when I followed the inaugural master forensic Science at the University of Amsterdam. Fresh from university I was lucky to be employed by 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! Yakima County Coroner’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify 2008 Jane […]
What’s the Best Part of Being a Forensic Scientist?
Bringing justice for victims? Advancing new technologies? Read below to see what our ISHI 33 speakers say they enjoy most about their job then join the discussion on our social channels to let us know what your favorite part of being a forensic scientist is. Serve justice and protect citizens. In DVI […]
