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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...
Genetic Structure of the Male Mestiza Population of the State Of Puebla, Identified By Y-STR Markers
Dec 07 2020
The allelic and haplotipal frequencies of 269 unrelated male individuals residing in the State of Puebla were analyzed, based on 25 STR markers of the “Y” chromoso...
This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 04 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...
LAMP: A New Fast, Specific, Sensitive, and Versatile Technique for Molecular Sex Determination in Humans
Dec 03 2020
Determining sex in biological samples from forensic cases is the first step in identifying persons of particular importance in sexual offences. The detection of male component...
The Ancestry of the Ecuadorian “Mestiza” Population in Light of Informative Markers of Ancestry, Mitochondrial DNA and STRs of Sex Chromosomes
Nov 30 2020
The Ecuadorian population is the result of a complex mix of three different origins: indigenous peoples, European and Afro-Americans. The mestizos comprise 71.9% of the inhabi...