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Tara Luther
Applying Ancient DNA Techniques to Forensic Samples
May 13 2021
In this interview, Kelly Harkins Kincaid, co-founder of Astrea Forensics shares how her background in paleogenomics makes her uniquely qualified to tackle degraded DNA found i...
Tracing Roots: How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Impacted the Genetic Makeup of the Americas
May 10 2021
Historical records on transatlantic slavery show that an estimated 12.5 million people were forcibly taken from Africa and sent to the Americas between 1515 and 1865. More tha...
This Week in Forensic Science
May 07 2021
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 Dead End? Protein Sequencing for Forensic Analysis
May 06 2021
Today’s blog is written by Curt Hewitt, PhD, Signature Science, LLC. Read the full version in the November 2020 issue of The ISHI Report. Introduction A crime scene...
The Boundless Utility of Rapid DNA Identification
May 04 2021
Today’s blog is written by Julie L. French, Senior Vice President of Global Scientific Support, ANDE Corporation. Read the full version in the February 2021 issue of The IS...
Predicting Appearance, Ancestry, and Age from DNA
Apr 29 2021
Unknown perpetrators of crime cannot be identified with the current forensic use of DNA. The European Horizon 2020 Project VISAGE (Visual Attributes Through Genomics) aims to ...
Newly Launched G.O.L.D. Unit in Cuyahoga County Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy to Identify Most-Wanted Cold Case Rapists
Apr 27 2021
In 2013, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office (CCPO, Ohio) launched their Sexual Assault Kit Task Force (SAKTF) to investigate leads stemming from the testing of previous...
Bayes’ Theorem: Can Statistics Help Guide a Verdict in the Courtroom?
Apr 22 2021
Today’s blog is written by Ken Doyle, Content Lead at Promega. Read the full version in the Februrary 2021 issue of The ISHI Report. In the early hours of the morni...
This Week in Forensic Science
Apr 16 2021
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...