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Massively Parallel Sequencing
Under the Microscope – Walther Parson
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 ...
NIST Builds Statistical Foundation for Next-Generation Forensic DNA Profiling
DNA is often considered the most reliable form of forensic evidence, and this reputation is based on the way DNA experts use statistics. When they compare the DNA left at a cr...
The Future is Now for MPS mtDNA Analysis
Are you wondering what role MPS plays in forensic mtDNA analysis? Would you like to learn what systems are currently available for forensic MPS mtDNA analysis? Does the though...
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: The Petrous Bone as a Source of DNA for STR Typing and MPS Analysis
The human body of an adult individual is composed of approximately 206 bones. All of the bones in the adult skeleton consist of two structural components that are either spong...
POPSeq: The Human STR Sequence Diversity Database
Next-generation sequencing (NGS), also referred to as massively parallel sequencing (MPS), is evolving at a rapid pace and opening new doors to more sensitive methods for gene...
Accuracy and Reliability of Ancestry Predictions from the Precision ID Ancestry Panel
As single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis by massively parallel sequencing (MPS) becomes increasingly prominent, research on commercially-available panels is essential ...
Optimization of the Promega PowerSeq™ Auto/Y System for Efficient Integration within a Forensic DNA Laboratory
For the past 20 years, exploiting length-based differences in short tandem repeats (STRs) through capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been a primary method relied upon by foren...
Application of Massively Parallel Sequencing in Forensic Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Using Custom Panels Including Markers Linked to Human Behavioral Traits
Behavior is affected by both the environment and genetics. Oxytocin and serotonin are two main neurotransmitters that are associated with social behavior. Genes associated...
Recovery of Highly Fragmented nDNA from Skeletal Material for SNP-based MPS
The identification of skeletal remains that have been discovered after an extended period of time continues to be an important part of the fields of anthropology and forensic ...