July 2, 2026
Most forensic laboratories have a mass identification plan. Far fewer have a reliable way to test it — one that doesn’t require pulling equipment off-site, coordinating logistics for a full
Most forensic laboratories have a mass identification plan. Far fewer have a reliable way to test it — one that doesn’t require pulling equipment off-site, coordinating logistics for a full
Most of the hairs collected at a crime scene were naturally shed. They have no root. Without the root, the DNA sits in the shaft, degraded into fragments under 100
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.
Daniel Arend has spent his PhD studying what happens to DNA during close-contact violence between people who know each other. How much transfers. Where it ends up. How long it
A forensic lab manager sent the FLA mentors a question that comes up in most labs within the first year of someone stepping into management: when do you delegate a
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.
Analysis software makes algorithmic decisions that shape how DNA genotype data is interpreted. The AI tools entering forensic workflows require a type of oversight the field is still working out.
Not every forensic lab can afford the top-of-the-line sequencer. Elizabeth Kowalczyk is finding out what the less expensive ones can actually do. Elizabeth is one of five ISHI 37 Student
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.