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Women Advancing Forensics: Nidhi Sheth
Jan 04 2022
Meet some of the women who are propelling the field of forensic science forward. In this interview, we meet Nidhi Sheth, a PhD student at Rutgers University. At a young...
Meet ISHI Exhibitors: Bode Technology
Dec 23 2021
Andy Singer of Bode Technology discusses their services and how they are working to prevent tomorrow’s victim. He also shares some positives that came out of the pandemi...
Separating Mixed Environmental Samples for Forensic Analysis
Dec 08 2021
Forensic samples can be considered a type of environmental sample and will routinely consist of many organisms. Those non-targeted organisms may hold significant value and may...
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...