Category
Forensic
Identifying 140 Year-Old Remains Using Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing
Jan 11 2016
The goal of forensic DNA testing of human skeletal remains is identification of the unknown individual. A variety of genetic markers can be used to achieve identification, inc...
An Evaluation of a New Rapid DNA Platform for Field Forward Applications
Jan 04 2016
Between the years of 2005 and 2010, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) reserved $58 million to assist in the reduction of the arrestee and offender DNA backlog. Conside...
Where do You see the Field of Forensics Heading in the Next 10 Years?
Dec 14 2015
We asked our ISHI 26 speakers what technologies they are most excited about or where they saw the field heading in the next 10 years. Here’s what they had to say! &nb...
Improving Results from ‘Touch’ DNA Samples
Dec 07 2015
As DNA technology has become more sensitive over the years, there has been an increase in the number of samples that laboratories are receiving with requests for DNA analysis ...
An Interview with Michael Baird
Nov 23 2015
Michael Baird talks about the first DNA court cases. TRANSCRIPT: Well 25 years ago, it was a lot different than it is today. There were fewer companies that were doing ...
Highlights of the 26th International Symposium on Human Identification
Nov 06 2015
Those of us lucky enough to attend the 26th International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI) can agree that the meeting was a resounding success once again this year—p...
Under the Microscope – Ellen Greytak
Sep 22 2015
The ISHI 26 agenda is already filling up with some great talks from amazing speakers! While the forensic community is a tight-knit group, we can always get a little closer, ri...
The Living Disappeared
Sep 01 2015
Submitted by: Alexa Barrett Last summer, an unprecedented number of unaccompanied children were crossing the U.S./Mexican border. The number of children c...
Toward Validation and Implementation of the MiSeq FGx Forensic Genomics System
Aug 27 2015
Submitted by Illumina Advances in massively parallel sequencing (MPS) and bioinformatics can now deliver more insight from forensic DNA samples than traditional methods...