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This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 06 2019
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...
PhDs: From Distressing to De-Stressing
Dec 05 2019
When I searched for the origin of the word “stress”, I found that it is partially taken from an old French word “estresse”, that is narrowness and oppression. If I add...
Beyond Genetic Genealogy: Building Family Trees to Investigate Crime
Dec 03 2019
“Class! Class!” Diahan Southard raises her voice and claps twice, cutting through the buzz of conversation that fills the room. Dutifully, her class responds. “Ye...
Crime Scene Culture: How Inadvertent Collection of Bacteria Affects DNA Profiling Success
Nov 26 2019
The role of a forensic scientist is challenging. Most of us get into this field because of our desire to have a positive impact, make the world safer, and fight crime throug...
This Week in Forensic Science
Nov 22 2019
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...
No Nuclear DNA in Rootless Hair: Myth or Fact?
Nov 21 2019
Hair shafts, particularly rootless ones (telogen hair), are common exhibits found in crime scenes. They can be deposited either normally due to shedding or by force due to hai...
Fall Edition of The ISHI Report Now Live
Nov 19 2019
The Fall edition of The ISHI Report is now live! We hope that many of you were able to participate in the 30th International Symposium on Human Identification that took place ...
This Week in Forensic Science
Nov 15 2019
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...
DNA-Touch™ – Synthetic Fingermarks for Genomic Research
Nov 14 2019
Variability in the amount of DNA deposited by individuals when touching a surface poses a significant hurdle to the evaluation of forensic analysis methods for touch samples. ...