Category
Forensic
Kennedy Assassination Bullets Preserved in Digital Form
Dec 26 2019
In the palm of his hand, Thomas Brian Renegar held two small metal objects that had changed the course of history. Twisted pieces of copper and lead, they were fragments of th...
15 Headlines Making News in Forensic Science During 2019
Dec 24 2019
Genetic genealogy saw numerous successes and faced challenges. Rapid DNA proved to be invaluable in mass casualty situations. Massively parallel sequencing led to a conviction...
This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 20 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...
Recapping ISHI 30 with our Student Ambassadors
Dec 19 2019
The 30th International Symposium on Human Identification Keynote Speaker, Paul Holes, related the chilling story of the case that dogged him for over 20 years—the notorious ...
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019
Dec 17 2019
As 2019 winds down, let’s celebrate all that’s happened in the world of ISHI this year! A record number of attendees converged on Palm Springs, California for the 30th ann...
Identifying the Golden State Killer: An Interview with Paul Holes and Barbara Rae-Venter
Dec 12 2019
In April of 2018, news broke that the elusive Golden State Killer had been identified through a new technique called genetic genealogy (or investigative genealogy). In just 4 ...
Assessing Crude Extracts from Reference Samples in Massively Parallel Sequencing Workflows
Dec 10 2019
Forensic science tends to be a slow-moving field, but every so often new technology helps push forensic testing forward. Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) is one such techno...
This Week in Forensic Science
Dec 06 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...
Beyond Genetic Genealogy: Building Family Trees to Investigate Crime
Dec 03 2019
“Class! Class!” Diahan Southard raises her voice and claps twice, cutting through the buzz of conversation that fills the room. Dutifully, her class responds. “Ye...