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 Upon Arrest: Solving Cold Cases or Presuming Guilt? (The Huffington Post – 1/12/2017) […]
What is Your Favorite Part of Your Job?
Bringing justice for victims? Advancing new technologies? Read below to see what our ISHI 27 speakers say they enjoy most about their job then join the discussion on our Facebook or Twitter pages to let us know what your favorite part of being a forensic scientist is. “I started my job 3 months […]
Forensic Genetic Genealogy… How does it work?
A couple of weeks ago, we posted an article on how forensic genetic genealogy helped to find a serial murderer in Phoenix, AZ. This week, we spoke with Colleen Fitzpatrick, an internationally recognized forensic genealogist to learn more about the process of genetic genealogy, and how it can be used to help solve future cases. […]
A New Way to Determine Body Fluid Type from Crime Scene Samples
Joana Antunes of Florida International University describes how forensic laboratories may soon be able to use methylation markers in DNA to determine body fluid type without destroying the sample collected. TRANSCRIPT: Hi, my name is Joana Antunes. I am a Ph.D. student at Dr. Bruce McCord’s research lab at Florida International […]
Recovery of Highly Fragmented nDNA from Skeletal Material for SNP-based MPS
The identification of skeletal remains that have been discovered after an extended period of time continues to be an important part of the fields of anthropology and forensic science. Due to the highly fragmented nature of the DNA recovered from more degraded skeletal remains, identification is not always possible with traditional techniques of mtDNA or […]
A Chance Reunion at ISHI
Written by: Karen Burkhartzmeyer, Promega Corporation It played out in front of a packed hotel ballroom of some 800 people at last year’s International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI) in Minneapolis: the unexpected reunion between the survivor of a brutal serial rapist and the forensic analyst who found the DNA that led to […]
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! East Asia DNA has Changed Little Since the Stone Age, Study Reports (Science Recorder […]
Application of Massively Parallel Sequencing in Forensic Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Using Custom Panels Including Markers Linked to Human Behavioral Traits
Behavior is affected by both the environment and genetics. Oxytocin and serotonin are two main neurotransmitters that are associated with social behavior. Genes associated with oxytocin and serotonin contain polymorphic sites that can be studied in order to relate or link to certain behavioral traits. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are single base variations found at […]
What Keeps You Coming Back to ISHI?
Learning about the newest technologies? Networking? Read below to see why our ISHI 27 speakers say they look forward to ISHI, then join the discussion on our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages to let us know what keeps you coming back! “This will be the first time I will be attending the ISHI conference. […]
