Debunking Myths Surrounding Law Enforcement’s Use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy
In 2018, a new technique named Joseph DeAngelo as the Golden State Killer when a small team of investigators uploaded his DNA profile into a publicly available DNA database to reverse engineer his identity based on familial relations. As a part of his 19-year career with the FBI, from 2018 to 2021, former SA […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Leeds Forensic Systems
Travis talks with Logan and Neal from Leeds Forensic Systems to discuss why they’ve come back to ISHI for the past 12 years. They also discuss the forensic imaging equipment for DNA screening and lumination that Leeds offers to forensic laboratories to make their jobs more efficient. They even scan Travis’ shorts to see what […]
Women Advancing Forensics: Nidhi Sheth
Meet some of the women who are propelling the field of forensic science forward. In this interview, we meet Nidhi Sheth, a PhD student at Rutgers University. At a young age, Nidhi decided to pursue a career in criminology after being inspired by her grandfather, a renowned criminal lawyer in Gujarat, India. Hearing stories […]
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Bode Technology
Andy Singer of Bode Technology discusses their services and how they are working to prevent tomorrow’s victim. He also shares some positives that came out of the pandemic and his personalized socks. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS? SUBSCRIBE TO THE ISHI BLOG BELOW! SUBSCRIBE NOW! […]
Separating Mixed Environmental Samples for Forensic Analysis
Forensic samples can be considered a type of environmental sample and will routinely consist of many organisms. Those non-targeted organisms may hold significant value and may be used to provide probative information about the potential crime or event of interest. For example, samples obtained from non-pristine surfaces will likely contain plant and microbial life. […]
How the Skin Microbiome Aids in Human Identification
The skin is the largest human organ, and it plays host to a diverse collection of microorganisms, collectively known as the skin microbiome. Multiple factors affect the composition of the skin microbiome, but a core group of microorganisms tend to remain fairly stable. Understanding the interaction between the skin microbiome and skin cells has guided […]
The Missing Piece Episode 6: Mary Catherine Edwards
In January 1995, the parents of Mary Catherine Edwards, a “well-loved” Beaumont, Texas school teacher, went to her home to check on her. Mary lived alone, had not responded to calls and her parents were concerned. Upon arrival, they found she had been drowned in her bathroom. Beaumont detectives later determined that the […]
How the ICMP is Using the Latest DNA Technology to Identify Missing Persons
Every year, millions of people around the world go missing as a result of conflict, human rights abuses, disasters, organized crime, irregular migration, and other causes. As the only international organization that is exclusively tasked to address this issue, the International Commission for Missing Persons (ICMP) is actively engaged in developing institutions and civil society […]
Recreating Faces of Egyptian Mummies Using Ancient DNA
In this interview, Ellen Greytak (Director of Bioinformatics at Parabon Nanolabs) discusses how DNA advances have changed the field of anthropology and what we know about ancient humans. She also describes her poster presented at the 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification in which she shared the predicted faces of three ancient mummies from […]
