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This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 08 2016
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...
Where is Forensic Science Headed in the Future?
Dec 07 2016
MPS? Rapid DNA? Phenotyping? Read below to see what our ISHI 27 speakers predict for the future of forensic science then join the discussion on our Facebook or Twitter pages t...
Your ISO 18385 Questions Answered!
Dec 05 2016
You may have heard of the new ISO 18385 Forensic Grade Standard, but do you still have questions about what it is and how it will effect the products you use in your lab each&...
This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 01 2016
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...
How Did You Get Into the Field of DNA?
Nov 30 2016
We asked our ISHI 27 speakers how they came to work in the field of DNA. Read below to see how they found their calling and then join the discussion on our Facebook or Twitter...
Body Fluid Identification and DNA Profiling as a Tool for the Forensic Nurse
Nov 28 2016
The term “crime scene” typically calls to mind images of a ransacked apartment or a decomposing body in a field. But, should we also consider alternative images urine-so...
Completing the Circle: Forensic Analysis of the Entire Mitochondrial Genome on Ion Torrent MPS Platforms
Nov 21 2016
Traditional sequencing of the mitochondrial genome in forensic labs has been limited largely to hypervariable regions (HVI and HVII) of the control region due to the high dens...
ISO 18385: The Creation of a ‘Forensic Grade’ Standard
Nov 16 2016
Forensic DNA laboratories rely on reagent and plastics manufacturers to supply high-quality products with minimal interference from contaminating DNA. With the increasing se...
The Evolution of Rapid DNA in the United States
Nov 11 2016
Ever since FBI Director Comey told the United States Senate Judiciary Committee that Rapid DNA would “change the world in a very, very exciting way,” integration of the te...