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. […]
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! Prosecutors Agree to New DNA Testing in ‘Serial’ Case (The New […]
Finding the Latest Science News While On the Go
Today’s guest blog was written in collaboration with Melissa Martin, a former global marketing intern with Promega. She is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she is double majoring in zoology and life sciences communication, with a certificate in environmental studies. Reposted from the Promega Connections blog with permission. Have you ever found […]
Massively Parallel Sequencing: Blazing New Trails in DNA Analysis
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Ken Doyle, Promega. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. Analysis of short tandem repeats (STRs) by capillary electrophoresis remains the most popular method for human identification in forensic laboratories. However, interest in massively parallel sequencing (MPS) is growing rapidly, as reflected in the increasing number of […]
Technological Innovation Aids the Identification of Fallen Soldiers
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Ken Doyle, Promega. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. For just over five years, our family lived in a town 20 miles south of Dover, Delaware. There were no commercial airports in the state, and the only air traffic we saw were flights to and from […]
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! Oak Ridge Police to Use DNA Testing to Identify Infant Found […]
Navigating the Challenging World of Leadership in Forensic Biology
While all leadership roles come with their own unique challenges, those in management roles in the forensic biology field face the difficult task of reducing backlogs, maintaining quality assurance standards, applying for grant funding, and keeping their staff current on training while addressing current caseload requirements and bringing on the latest technologies. Less than 10% […]
The Science that is Helping Researchers Find the ‘Disappeared’ in Latin America
Today’s blog is written by guest bloggers Jamie Pringle, Senior Lecturer in Geosciences, Keele University; Alejandra Baena, Researcher in Materials Physics, Geophysics and Materials Science., Universidad Antonio Nariño; Carlos Martín Molina, Researcher Professor, Universidad Antonio Nariño; Kristopher Wisniewski, Lecturer in Forensic Science, Keele University, and Vivienne Heaton, Lecturer in Forensic Anthropology and Biology, Keele University. […]
