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Meeting
Reflections on Three Decades of Forensic Science: An Interview with Bill Linton
Jun 19 2019
DNA typing was in its infancy. Random Fragment Length Polymorphism represented the state of the art in forensic science and the world wide web was years in the future when the...
The Future of Synthetic Biology – An Interview with Andrew Hessel
May 16 2019
What if you could cure cancer with a synthetic virus or pre-load your children with genetic information? The future of synthetic biology is here. In this interview, Andrew Hes...
To Catch a Predator – An Interview with Paul Holes
May 07 2019
In his keynote address at ISHI 30 this September, Paul Holes will detail how investigative genealogy techniques, determination, and more than a little bit of patience led to t...
It’s Our Anniversary, but We Want to Celebrate You!
Apr 25 2019
Not all heroes wear capes, and we know that the work of people behind the bench and in the lab impacts countless lives. As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of I...
Introducing the ISHI Report – News from the World of DNA Forensics
Apr 23 2019
We are excited to bring you the newest magazine in the field of forensic DNA, that we’ve developed with you in mind – The ISHI Report. Each quarter, we’ll bring y...
Ethical Issues Around Investigative Genealogy
Apr 05 2019
Craig Klugman, a Bioethicist at DePaul University details the issues surrounding commercial DNA databases and using these databases for investigative genealogy purposes, and o...
What 24 Hours Without a Phone Taught this Millennial about Networking at a Conference
Mar 28 2019
I came to San Diego with a plan. I’d start each morning with an iced chai latte from Starbucks, walk to the sessions, sit at exactly the 5th seat in from the end of the&hell...
Using Genetic Genealogy to Provide Answers – an Interview with CeCe Moore
Mar 21 2019
Sarah Dingle, an investigative journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation interviews CeCe Moore to discuss how she’s used genetic genealogy to help adoptees...
Why Conferences are so Important for Scientists
Mar 07 2019
John Butler discusses the importance of bringing people together at forensic DNA conferences and shares handouts from a poster her presented in 1994. ...