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The 30th International Symposium on Human Identification: Elevating DNA Forensics
Oct 01 2019
In the fall of 1989, a small group of forensic scientists, law enforcement officials and representatives from Promega Corporation gathered in Madison, Wisconsin, for the very ...
Forensic Science Isn’t ‘Reliable’ or ‘Unreliable’ – It Depends on the Questions You’re Trying to Answer
Sep 19 2019
Claude Roux, University of Technology Sydney After recent criticism in the US and the UK, forensic science is now coming under attack in Australia. Several recent repor...
This Week in Forensic Science
Sep 13 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...
This Week in Forensic Science
Sep 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...
Genetic Genealogy – What Does the Future Hold?
Sep 05 2019
Across the United States, and increasingly internationally, detectives are closing cases that have long since grown cold using investigative genealogy. Killers and other preda...
Humanitarian Forensic Scientists Trace the Missing, Identify the Dead and Comfort the Living
Sep 03 2019
Ahmad Samarji, Phoenicia University and Dina Shokry, Cairo University The word “forensic” is typically associated with crimes and legal disputes. Forensic medicine,...
This Week in Forensic Science
Aug 30 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...
Under the Microscope – Nicole Novroski
Aug 28 2019
De-convolution of complex mixtures can be challenging. Various improvements in polymerase chain reaction coupled with capillary electrophoresis (PCR-CE) and massively parallel...
Under the Microscope – Brittney Chilton
Aug 26 2019
In her presentation at ISHI, Brittney Chilton (Criminalist II at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division) will share the story of Washoe County employee...