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Courtroom Testimony for Probabilistic Genotyping
“Ladies and Gentleman of the Jury, Jane Doe’s DNA matches the DNA found on the handle of the knife; therefore, she touched the knife and used it to stab John Doe”...
NIST Experts Urge Caution in Use of Courtroom Evidence Presentation Method
Two experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are calling into question a method of presenting evidence in courtrooms, arguing that it risks allowin...
NIST to Assess the Reliability of Forensic Methods for Analyzing DNA Mixtures
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will undertake a study to assess the reliability of forensic methods for analyzing DNA evidence that, if misapplied, ...
Probabilistic Genotyping: Magic Hat or Mixture Resolution Tool?
STRmix™ is an invaluable tool for resolving complex mixtures. Analysts are now able to make conclusions about samples that would previously have been reported as inconclus...
From Training to Casework: Validating and Implementing Probabilistic Genotyping in the Laboratory
Validating and implementing new technology can often feel like a daunting task. At DNA Labs International (DLI), staying on the forefront of DNA testing is critical to being...
Teaching Old and New Dogs Mixture Tricks of the Future
Most forensic DNA analysts old and new have worked with scientists throughout the past that still wax nostalgically about the silver staining years (or other DNA methods that ...
Database Searching – Taking Mixtures Further than Ever Before
At The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) we receive approximately 2600 volume crime samples per year and conservatively it is estimated that approximately ...