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Rapid DNA
The Boundless Utility of Rapid DNA Identification
Today’s blog is written by Julie L. French, Senior Vice President of Global Scientific Support, ANDE Corporation. Read the full version in the February 2021 issue of The IS...
Answers Now: How the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office is Utilizing Rapid DNA
Today’s blog is written by Sergeant Jarrett Morris and Detective Brice Bruening of the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office. Read the full version in the November 2020 issue...
Rapid DNA Technology for Investigation of Exhumed Human Remains: Resolution of an Alleged Case of Mistaken Cemetery Burial Using the ANDE® 6C Platform
Today’s blog is written by Angie Ambers, Ph.D., Assistant Director at Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science. Read the full version in the November 2020 issue of The ISH...
Rapid DNA Identification: Conception Boat Fire
In the early morning hours of September 2, 2019, a fire started in Santa Barbara County, just off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, on the Conception Dive boat with 39 passenger...
Identifying the Victims of the Conception Boat Fire
On Labor Day, 2019, The Conception caught fire on the last day of a 3-day diving trip off of the coast of California. Tragically, all 33 passengers and 1 crew member perished ...
Advancements in Technology Are Warming Up Cold Cases
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in its guidelines National Best Practices for Implementing and Sustaining a Cold Case Investigation Unit, defines a cold case as a cas...
Under the Microscope – Regina Wells
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...
New Advances in DNA Technology to Assist with Mass Casualty Disasters
Mandy Sozer of SNA International describes how DNA technology has changed over the past 30 years and how new advances are helping to bring closure to families of mass casualty...
Ethical and Social Considerations for Implementation of Rapid DNA
Rapid DNA has been under development for over a decade, but now it is beginning to be implemented in law enforcement and, potentially, other contexts. The new technology is a...