When the Sea Holds Its Dead: How DNA Brought a Dutch War Hero Home After 80 Years
When Lisa Graaf took the stage at ISHI 36, she had a story to tell about a mandible that had waited 19 years for a name. It was broad and heavy—chunky, as an NFI anthropologist would later describe it—when fishermen hauled it from the North Sea in 2003. Golden inlays glinted from several teeth, evidence […]
This Week in Forensic Science
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 what you need to know to get out the door! Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Leverages Othram to Identify a 2021 John Doe (DNASolves […]
One Tool, Two Technologies: The Development of the Bode RapidSwab®
At ISHI 36 in Palm Beach last November, poster sessions filled the exhibit hall with the latest innovations in forensic DNA—from novel extraction methods to advances in probabilistic genotyping. Among them was a presentation that tackled a practical challenge labs face as Rapid DNA technology becomes more prevalent: how do you collect evidence efficiently for […]
This Week in Forensic Science
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 what you need to know to get out the door! Class of 2025: Kiersten Fultz Found Her Focus in Forensic Science (VCUNews – 1/16/2026) […]
Advancing Forensic Genetic Genealogy with Hybridization Capture: A High-Density SNP Approach to Genotyping Complex Samples
Design and validation of a 1.2M SNP panel for distant kinship analysis presented by Brian Brunelle During the 2025 International Symposium on Human Identification, Brian Brunelle, PhD, of Daicel Arbor Biosciences presented research evaluating the performance of a novel method for high-resolution human genotyping. The approach utilizes a hybridization-capture-based target enrichment kit to enable cost-effective […]
This Week in Forensic Science
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 what you need to know to get out the door! Developments in Cold Case of John Doe Found in Columbus (DNA Doe Project – […]
Building a Greener Lab: Reimagining Sustainability in the DNA Lab
This article was generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence. However, all content has been thoroughly reviewed and curated by a human editor before posting to guarantee accuracy, relevance, and quality. In any forensic or research lab, sustainability can feel like a contradiction. You sort your plastics for recycling—only to find out they’re headed to […]
This Week in Forensic Science
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 what you need to know to get out the door! DNA Doe Project Identifies Man Killed in Youngstown-Area Accident in 1982 (DNA Doe Project […]
When Safeguards Falter: What Recent External Lab Inquiries Reveal About the Fragility—and Strength—of Forensic Systems
Written by Michelle Madrid and Tara Luther, Promega. Reposted from the ISHI Report with permission. This article was generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence. However, all content has been thoroughly reviewed and curated by a human editor before posting to guarantee accuracy, relevance, and quality. In forensic DNA analysis, the real measure of our […]