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How the Skin Microbiome Aids in Human Identification
Nov 22 2021
The skin is the largest human organ, and it plays host to a diverse collection of microorganisms, collectively known as the skin microbiome. Multiple factors affect the compos...
The Missing Piece Episode 6: Mary Catherine Edwards
Oct 26 2021
In January 1995, the parents of Mary Catherine Edwards, a “well-loved” Beaumont, Texas school teacher, went to her home to check on he...
How the ICMP is Using the Latest DNA Technology to Identify Missing Persons
Oct 20 2021
Every year, millions of people around the world go missing as a result of conflict, human rights abuses, disasters, organized crime, irregular migration, and other causes. As ...
Recreating Faces of Egyptian Mummies Using Ancient DNA
Oct 13 2021
In this interview, Ellen Greytak (Director of Bioinformatics at Parabon Nanolabs) discusses how DNA advances have changed the field of anthropology and what we know about anci...
The Missing Piece Episode 5: Darrell Splett (McHenry County John Doe)
Sep 23 2021
Hikers in the Rush Creek Conservation Area of Harvard, Illinois discovered a body near the Rush Creek Trails in May 2019. The McHenry County Conserva...
Reliving the Best Moments of ISHI 32
Sep 21 2021
The 20th Anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks marks a moment in the history of the United States like no other. The attacks cast a shadow over American life and...
September 2021 Issue of The ISHI Report Now Live
Sep 02 2021
We hope you are staying well as summer draws to a close. Just in time for your Labor Day weekend reading is the next issue of The ISHI Report. There is still tim...
Staying Strong: NYC OCME Reflects on 9/11
Sep 01 2021
It is a day most of us will never forget. We will always remember where we were, what we were doing, or who we were with on September 11, 2001. To most New Yorkers,&hel...
The Missing Piece Episode 4: Shawna Beth Garber (Grace Doe)
Aug 25 2021
In December 1990, a couple walking on a rural road in Southwest Missouri discovered the decomposed remains of a young woman. She had been hog-tied and d...