Category
Forensic
Identifying the Oldest Doe Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy: Henry Joseph Loveless
Feb 08 2021
In the summer of 1979, a family was searching for artifacts in Buffalo Cave, a dark lava tube outside of the small and remote town of Dubois, Idaho. Approximately 200 feet fro...
This Week in Forensic Science
Feb 05 2021
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...
K9 Chemistry: A Safer Way to Train Detection Dogs
Feb 02 2021
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger, Rich Press. Reposted from the NIST blog with permission. Trained dogs are incredible chemical sensors, far better at detect...
This Week in Forensic Science
Jan 29 2021
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...
A Mobile DNA Laboratory for Forensic Science Adapted to Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis
Jan 27 2021
When we last interviewed Sylvain Hubac he explained how the mobile DNA lab he helped design for the French Gendarmerie (IRCGN) has been used to facilitate DNA identification i...
DNA as an Eyewitness: How Phenotyping is Being Used to Predict a Suspect’s Appearance
Jan 26 2021
Like many teenage girls in the 1990s, Dr. Susan Walsh was fascinated by Agent Dana Scully’s work as a forensic pathologist on the television series, The X-Files. Already int...
This Week in Forensic Science
Jan 21 2021
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 Genomes of the Medieval Royal House of Aragon
Jan 20 2021
Today’s blog is written by Rachel Kieser1, PhD. Co-authors on the project include Magdalena M. Buś,1 Begoña Martínez-Jarreta,2 Bruce Budowle1 1Center for Human Identific...
A DNA Testing Framework for Addressing the “Silent” Mass Disaster of Unidentified Remains and Unsolved Crimes
Jan 12 2021
Today’s blog is written by David Mittelman, PhD and Michael Vogen (Othram, Inc.) Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. The search for answers began in 1994 ...