This Week in Forensic Science

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 what you need to know to get out the door! Alaska Lab Proposes Team to Process Sexual Assault Kits (Forensic Magazine – […]
STRSEQ: A Resource for Sequence-Based STR Analysis

As the forensic DNA community explores the possibility of STR sequencing, and commercially available assays are introduced, we, at NIST, realize the importance of standardizing sequence formats, both to allow inter-lab sequence-based profile comparisons and to preserve backward-compatibility to CE-based STR alleles. written by: Katherine Butler Gettings, NIST The Applied Genetics Group […]
Considerations for the Use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy to Assist in Identifying Australia’s Unidentified Human Remains

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 ability to access public genetic information and family tree records requires us to consider the legal and ethical approaches, as well as adopting an internationally consistent […]
This Week in Forensic Science

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 what you need to know to get out the door! On the DNA Trail of the Platypus (Phys Org – 10/26/2018) And […]
A Genetic Genealogy Television Show?

Margaret Press and Colleen Fitzpatrick, founders of the DNA Doe Project, discuss the likelihood of staring in a reality television show. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS? SUBSCRIBE TO THE ISHI BLOG BELOW! SUBSCRIBE NOW!
This Week in Forensic Science

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 what you need to know to get out the door! New Tools for Law Enforcement Being Created at Rutgers University-Camden (SNJ Today – […]
This Week in Forensic Science

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 what you need to know to get out the door! Thousands of Migrants Have Died Crossing the Border. Human Rights Groups Want […]
This Week in Forensic Science

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 what you need to know to get out the door! ‘A Killer in the Family’: Former Denver DA Co-Founds Familial DNA Search […]
What Does the General Public Know About Forensic Science?

Do you think the average person knows what a forensic scientist does or what DNA stands for? We went to the Memorial Union Terrace in Madison to find out! WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS? SUBSCRIBE TO THE ISHI BLOG BELOW! SUBSCRIBE NOW!