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! Omaha Police Get $1.9M Grant to Test Sexual Assault Kit Backlog (Forensic […]
Learning New Things About mtDNA Inheritance from a Four-Year-Old Boy and a Tenacious Team of Scientists
We inherit our cells’ mitochondria from our mother. These energy-producing organelles are present in large numbers in most cells, meaning that cells can contain thousands of copies of the DNA associated with the mitochondria (mtDNA)—all passed on wholly from our mother. New evidence suggests, however, that this cannon principle of maternal-only inheritance of mtDNA might […]
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! Feather Forensics Breakthrough to Beat Bird Crime in Scotland (The National – […]
Innovative DNA Recovery Techniques Could Help Victims Catch Rapists in Kenya
Written by: Lisa Smith, Jon Wetton, and Mark Jobling, University of Leicester; Heather D. Flowe, university of Birmingham A huge global health challenge is physical and sexual violence against women and girls, affecting more than one third of all women globally. One way to tackle this violent crime is through DNA profiling. […]
The Monster of Durrës
On October 11, 2012, an 18 year-old girl was found murdered and decapitated in the Durrës District of Albania. The victim, Ajshe Vata, was a good and honest girl who had a religious background. At the time of her death, she was not known to be in a relationship and was doing very well at […]
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! Experts Claim the Only Way to Improve Privacy Rights Over our […]
A Cost-effective Workflow for Massively Parallel Sequencing of Drug Metabolizing Enzymes
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 drug response, was an interesting combination that I wanted to explore. As part of a capstone project, the opportunity to work on a project in this area presented itself, […]
Ethical and Social Considerations for Implementation of Rapid DNA
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 boon to quick, efficient processing of DNA, but its broad use could pose some ethical questions. Traditional DNA analysis already comes with questions of privacy and scope of […]
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! California Fires: Specialist DNA Teams Called in to Identify the 25 […]