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This Week in Forensic Science
Jun 14 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...
Using DNA at the Border: Untangling Misconceptions
Jun 13 2019
As the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy unfolded in Spring-Summer 2018, so too did a barrage of stories around migrant children being separated...
This Week in Forensic Science
Jun 07 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...
Painstaking Veterinary Forensics Work Helps Combat Animal Abuse
Jun 04 2019
Written by: Kendra Coulter, Brock University Many people have seen dramatizations of forensics on shows likes Bones and CSI. Forensics is the application of scientific ...
Forensic Scientist of Note: Robin Cotton
Jun 04 2019
It was Alec Jeffrey’s paper on RFLP analysis that proved the catalyst for Robin Cotton to alter her career path from research on the Y chromosome to the applied science of D...
Clearing the Sexual Assault Backlog in Murdertown, USA
May 30 2019
Clearing the sexual assault backlog in the US has become a top priority over the past couple of years, because each rape kit that sits on a shelf untested represents a victim ...
This Week in Forensic Science
May 24 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...
Exploring the Value of Biogeographic Ancestry in the Absence of a DNA Database
May 23 2019
There are many scenarios encountered in forensic casework in which bone may be the only viable sample type for DNA testing, including fires, terrorist attacks, natural disaste...
Forensic Genealogy: What Your Second Cousin’s DNA May Say about You
May 21 2019
“The DNA people said, ‘That was him. You got him.’ And the whole room just exploded. Some detectives were crying. Some detectives were sitting there with their mouths op...