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Under the Microscope – Sarah Dingle
Aug 08 2018
DNA analysis is a powerful tool for researchers, scientists and law enforcement. But in the everyday lives of people across the globe, affordable access to DNA testing has bro...
Under the Microscope – Walther Parson
Aug 02 2018
Unknown perpetrators of crime cannot be identified with the current forensic use of DNA. The European Horizon 2020 Project VISAGE (Visual Attributes Through Genomics) aims to ...
Under the Microscope – Jennifer Janetsky
Jul 17 2018
Situated 60 miles north of Detroit, Flint was a Michigan boomtown and the birthplace of GM more than 100 years ago. In the 1980’s GM famously shuttered the Fisher 1 Body Pla...
Back to the Midwest for ISHI 31
Jul 10 2018
In 2020, we’re taking a break from the west coast and ‘mooving’ to San Antonio, Texas for ISHI 31. While foodies already know a taste of what San Antonio has to offer, t...
Questions of Genome Privacy and Protection
Jun 21 2018
In April 2018, law enforcement officials announced the arrest of a suspect in the Golden State Killer case (New York Times ). Shortly after the announcement, those same law e...
Systems Thinking and DNA Mixtures
Jun 18 2018
Do you struggle with DNA mixture interpretation? Would you like to learn more about systems thinking and how this approach can positively impact mixture interpretation results...
The Future is Now for MPS mtDNA Analysis
Jun 07 2018
Are you wondering what role MPS plays in forensic mtDNA analysis? Would you like to learn what systems are currently available for forensic MPS mtDNA analysis? Does the though...
Preparing as an Expert Witness: Then and Now
May 30 2018
Robin Cotton has testified as an expert witness in 35 states. Here, she describes what testifying was like in the early days of DNA, shares tips for how to simplify complicate...
Preparing as an Expert Witness for DNA Testimony in Today’s Courtroom
May 23 2018
Are you wondering how to explain probabilistic genotyping and likelihood ratios to a jury? Would you like to learn how to respond to forensic implications from media publicati...