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Keynote Announced for ISHI 34
Feb 15 2023
Are you a seasoned forensic professional or newly minted forensic scientist? This year’s International Symposium on Human Identification has learning opportunities for att...
What’s the Weirdest Thing You’ve Collected DNA From?
Jan 20 2023
One of our favorite questions to ask is “what is the weirdest thing you’ve collected DNA from?” because the answers always surprise us and lead to great conv...
What’s the Best Part of Being a Forensic Scientist?
Jan 12 2023
Bringing justice for victims? Advancing new technologies? Read below to see what our ISHI 33 speakers say they enjoy most about their job then join the discussion on our socia...
Forensic Scientist of Note: Dr. Bruce Budowle
Nov 10 2022
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Carol Bingham, Promega. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. We chatted with Dr. Bruce Budowle about the long and i...
Establishing Protein Sequencing for Forensic Analysis
Oct 25 2022
In this interview, Travis chats with Curt Hewitt of Signature Science about using protein polymorphisms instead of DNA for identification purposes. They discuss the difference...
Analysis of the Genealogy Process in Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Oct 04 2022
Travis chats with Larry Wein, a professor at Stanford University who has provided U.S. Congressional testimony on the US-VISIT Program and an Indian Supreme Court briefing on ...
Under the Microscope – Julie Conover Sikorsky
Sep 20 2022
In August of 2020 the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Biology Unit (FBU) went on- line with a Rapid DNA program. Their goals were three-fold: 1) incorporate this...
Under the Microscope – Abigail Bathrick
Sep 13 2022
Direct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a method in which a swab or substrate punch is added to an amplification reaction without prior extraction or quantification and has ...
Under the Microscope – Nicole Richetelli
Sep 06 2022
DNAmix 2021 is a rigorous, large-scale study conducted to evaluate the extent of consistency and variation among forensic laboratories in interpretations and statistical analy...