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 […]
Enhanced Mixture Interpretation with Long-Read Sequencing
Today’s guest blog is written by Jianye Ge, University of North Texas Health Science Center Deconvoluting mixture samples is one of the most challenging problems in forensics. Efforts have been made to provide solutions regarding mixture interpretation. The probabilistic interpretation of the Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profiles can increase the number of complex mixtures […]
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 Evidence Solves Cold Case Death Dating Back to Early ’80s […]
Optimization of the Mitochondrial DNA Technique with the ProDye Terminator Sequencing System Kit in Spectrum Compact
Today’s guest blog is written by Erika Ramírez, Lorgen Mexico In Mexico, there is a serious problem of missing persons, clandestine graves, etc. Among the conditions in which the samples have been found are: calcined, with acids, with cement, in wastewater, etc. coupled with weather conditions. In addition, the remains are fragmented and mixed […]
