Not Your Average Forensic Science Students
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Ann MacPhetridge, Promega. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. I was lucky to have the opportunity to interview our Student Ambassadors for ISHI 32: Amber Vandepoele, Olivia McCarter, Nidhi Sheth, and Halley Fallang. Each of these young women are pursuing excellence in their own way. When […]
How Centuries-Old Bones from Australia’s Historic Shipwrecks Can Help Us Solve Crimes
Today’s blog is written by guest bloggers Paola Magni, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science at Murdoch University, and Edda Guareschi, Adjunct Lecturer in Forensic Sciences at Murdoch University. Reposted from The Conversation with permission a Creative Commons license. Rivers, lakes and the sea frequently host scenes of death and crime. When a body is […]
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! Michigan Woman Missing for 33 Years Identified with Genealogy Technology (Georgia […]
Developing A Forensically Relevant Single-Cell Pipeline for Human Identification
Often, when crime scene samples are brought to the lab for DNA analysis, it is discovered that more than one person has contributed to the sample, creating a mixture. Interpreting mixture samples from a bulk pipeline is arduous, and the resulting electropherogram profiles are sometimes so complex as to require significant computational power to […]
Forensic Genetic Genealogy Webinar Series
For over four decades, the Golden State Killer eluded capture–until 2018, when a revolutionary tool known as forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) unmasked him as 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo. Using genome-wide testing to generate a comprehensive DNA profile, FGG helps narrow down a pool of suspects by linking them to relatives who have submitted their own […]
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! Vermont Police Identify DNA in 2004 Disappearance of 17-Year-Old (COMPLEX – […]
Lessons Learned from Implementing and Operating a Rapid DNA Program on the United States Border
Since early 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has encountered a migration crisis at the southern border, including an increase in fraudulent family relationship claims. To help address this, Bode Technology developed, deployed, and operated a wide-ranging program for DHS to utilize Rapid DNA to identify and deter possible child trafficking by identifying fraudulent […]
New Technology Lets Police Link DNA to Appearance and Ancestry – and It’s Coming to Australia
Today’s blog is written by guest bloggers Caitlin Curtis, Research Fellow at The University of Queensland and James Hereward, Research Fellow at The University of Queensland. Reposted from The Conversation with permission a Creative Commons license. The Australian Federal Police recently announced plans to use DNA samples collected at crime scenes to make predictions […]
The Missing Piece Episode 9: Clara Birdlong (Escatawpa Jane Doe)
Though investigators suspected she was a victim of prolific serial killer, Samuel Little, they didn’t know her name for over 40 years. In December 1977, hunters discovered skeletonized human remains near a highway undergoing construction in Mississippi. Investigators determined that the remains belonged to an African American woman, small in stature. […]
