Category
Forensic
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...
This Week in Forensic Science
Aug 23 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 – Regina Wells
Aug 22 2019
Laboratories across the country are dealing with backlogs of sexual assault kits waiting to be tested. Laws in many states have changed requiring all kits to be tested, incr...
Under the Microscope – Kevin Cheng
Aug 13 2019
Reproducibility is one of the main principles of the scientific method. Reproducibility in forensic DNA interpretation typically relates to the reported match statistic. Th...
This Week in Forensic Science
Aug 09 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...