Category
Forensic
A Cost-effective Workflow for Massively Parallel Sequencing of Drug Metabolizing Enzymes
Nov 27 2018
After taking a course in Pharmacogenomics as part of my PhD program, I found the transdisciplinary approach required to understand the subject, combining both genetics and dru...
Ethical and Social Considerations for Implementation of Rapid DNA
Nov 20 2018
Rapid DNA has been under development for over a decade, but now it is beginning to be implemented in law enforcement and, potentially, other contexts. The new technology is a...
This Week in Forensic Science
Nov 16 2018
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...
The Power of DNA
Nov 15 2018
Amanda Sozer, President of SNA International, discusses the power of DNA to reunite families after tragedies like Hurricane Katrina and the World Trade Center attacks. ...
Mercury Lab: Bringing Advanced Genomic Technologies to the Field
Nov 13 2018
The ability to extract biological information from a given environment has undergone substantial change in just the past 3 years. Some of the latest hardware designed for quan...
This Week in Forensic Science
Nov 09 2018
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...
STRSEQ: A Resource for Sequence-Based STR Analysis
Nov 08 2018
As the forensic DNA community explores the possibility of STR sequencing, and commercially available assays are introduced, we, at NIST, realize the importance of standardizin...
Considerations for the Use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy to Assist in Identifying Australia’s Unidentified Human Remains
Nov 06 2018
It has been estimated that Australia has up to 500 unidentified human remains. The use of forensic genetic genealogy could assist in identifying some of these remains. But the...
This Week in Forensic Science
Nov 02 2018
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...