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20 Headlines Making News in Forensic Science During 2020
Dec 31 2020
2020 will not be a year that is soon forgotten, but there is more to look back on than just COVID-19. Forensic Genetic Genealogy continued to see numerous successes and faced ...
The National Commission for the Forensic Use of DNA (CNUFADN) as a Tool for Coordination and Standardization Between Spanish Forensic Genetics Laboratories
Dec 29 2020
In 2003, in order to provide legal coverage (which lacked until then), certain investigative practices were carried out in Spain to reform the Law on Criminal Prosecution. Thi...
This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 24 2020
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...
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2020
Dec 21 2020
2020 has been a year that no one expected and one that will be remembered for years to come. Though it’s easy to focus on the negative, there is much to celebrate as wel...
This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 18 2020
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...
Large Population Sample of Rio de Janeiro Study Aiming at the Implementation of NGS Technology in Criminal DNA Laboratories
Dec 17 2020
Within the field of human identification by Forensic Genetics, the most used methodology today involves the study of microsatellite regions – short tandem repeats, or STRs â...
We Scanned the DNA of 8,000 People to See how Facial Features are Controlled by Genes
Dec 14 2020
Today’s blog is written by Seth M. Weinberg (Associate Professor in the Departments of Oral Biology, Human Genetics, and Anthropology. Co-Director of the Center for Craniofa...
This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 11 2020
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...
Christine Jessop’s Killer Identified: Solved Cold Case Raises Questions about Genetic Privacy
Dec 09 2020
Today’s blog is written by Julia Creet, Professor of English, York University, Canada. Reposted from The Conversation with permission. Julia Creet, York University, C...