Category
Forensic
Accuracy and Reliability of Ancestry Predictions from the Precision ID Ancestry Panel
Nov 06 2017
As single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis by massively parallel sequencing (MPS) becomes increasingly prominent, research on commercially-available panels is essential ...
This Week in Forensic Science
Nov 03 2017
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...
DNA Phenotyping: Intelligence and the Judicial Process
Nov 02 2017
Forensic laboratories, for many decades, have adopted a strong focus on the contribution to court outcomes. However, a significant contribution of forensic science is in the...
NIST Experts Urge Caution in Use of Courtroom Evidence Presentation Method
Oct 31 2017
Two experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are calling into question a method of presenting evidence in courtrooms, arguing that it risks allowin...
The Future of the CYP2D6 Molecular Autopsy using Tramadol-Exposed Individuals
Oct 26 2017
Molecular autopsy describes the use of genetic data to aid in determining cause and/or manner of death in situations where traditional medico-legal autopsy is undetermined. Se...
NIST to Assess the Reliability of Forensic Methods for Analyzing DNA Mixtures
Oct 24 2017
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will undertake a study to assess the reliability of forensic methods for analyzing DNA evidence that, if misapplied, ...
This Week in Forensic Science
Oct 20 2017
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...
Probabilistic Genotyping: Magic Hat or Mixture Resolution Tool?
Oct 17 2017
STRmix™ is an invaluable tool for resolving complex mixtures. Analysts are now able to make conclusions about samples that would previously have been reported as inconclus...
Scientists Automate Key Step in Forensic Fingerprint Analysis
Oct 10 2017
The first big case involving fingerprint evidence in the United States was the murder trial of Thomas Jennings in Chicago in 1911. Jennings had broken into a home in the middl...