Yearly Archives
2018
This Week in Forensic Science
Jan 11 2018
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...
Direct Amplification of Blood on Crime Scene Substrates using QIAGEN Investigator ® 24plex GO!
Jan 10 2018
Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Analysis is a common molecular technique performed widely in forensic and genetic labs. STRs are short nucleotide DNA sequences that are re...
What Advice Would You Give to Someone Just Starting Out in Forensics?
Jan 08 2018
Maybe you’ve just graduated and are looking for your first job in forensics, or maybe you’re just starting work as an analyst. Either way, trying to find your foot...
This Week in Forensic Science
Jan 05 2018
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...
A Whole New Meaning to the Phrase “Catching Cold”
Jan 03 2018
Every day we are bombarded by potential contagions: whether a physical ailment such as measles or influenza or something as seemingly harmless as a yawn or popular Internet me...
Mo Loci, Mo Problems: An Evaluation of Outside Marker Range Alleles in Megaplex Kits
Jan 02 2018
The expanded set of loci in megaplex kits facilitate increased confidence in database matches. However, with the addition of more loci in a limited number of dye channels an...