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Fun Facts from ISHI 30
Oct 08 2019
The 30th International Symposium on Human Identification was one of the largest yet, with approximately 1,000 attendees! Here are some other fun facts about the meeting as wel...
The 30th International Symposium on Human Identification: Elevating DNA Forensics
Oct 01 2019
In the fall of 1989, a small group of forensic scientists, law enforcement officials and representatives from Promega Corporation gathered in Madison, Wisconsin, for the very ...
Genetic Genealogy – What Does the Future Hold?
Sep 05 2019
Across the United States, and increasingly internationally, detectives are closing cases that have long since grown cold using investigative genealogy. Killers and other preda...
Under the Microscope – Nicole Novroski
Aug 28 2019
De-convolution of complex mixtures can be challenging. Various improvements in polymerase chain reaction coupled with capillary electrophoresis (PCR-CE) and massively parallel...
Under the Microscope – Brittney Chilton
Aug 26 2019
In her presentation at ISHI, Brittney Chilton (Criminalist II at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division) will share the story of Washoe County employee...
Under the Microscope – Regina Wells
Aug 22 2019
Laboratories across the country are dealing with backlogs of sexual assault kits waiting to be tested. Laws in many states have changed requiring all kits to be tested, incr...
Under the Microscope – Lisa Mertz
Aug 20 2019
Within the past 15-20 years, successful technological advances in forensic science have solved many cold cases. The increase in the number of possible items that might present...
Under the Microscope – Charlotte Word
Aug 15 2019
In the early days of DNA profiling, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) testing required a relatively large amount of DNA for the development of a DNA profile, and...
Under the Microscope – Kevin Cheng
Aug 13 2019
Reproducibility is one of the main principles of the scientific method. Reproducibility in forensic DNA interpretation typically relates to the reported match statistic. Th...