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Forensic Scientist of Note: Robin Cotton
Jun 04 2019
It was Alec Jeffrey’s paper on RFLP analysis that proved the catalyst for Robin Cotton to alter her career path from research on the Y chromosome to the applied science of D...
Clearing the Sexual Assault Backlog in Murdertown, USA
May 30 2019
Clearing the sexual assault backlog in the US has become a top priority over the past couple of years, because each rape kit that sits on a shelf untested represents a victim ...
Entry-Level Coaching Inspires a Winning Culture
May 28 2019
The first three years of a young forensic scientist’s career matter greatly. More personal and professional transformation occurs during this time than perhaps an...
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...
Mixture Interpretation in DNA Forensics – An Interview with Greg Hampikian
Apr 17 2019
Greg Hampikian, Executive Director of the Idaho Innocence Project, discusses concerns he has with current mixture interpretation procedures, changes he’d like to see for the...
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...
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...
New Advances in DNA Technology to Assist with Mass Casualty Disasters
Jan 24 2019
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...