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Under the Microscope – Lawrence Wein
Jul 26 2021
The genealogy process is typically the most time-consuming part of – and a limiting factor in the success of – investigative genetic genealogy. In his presentation at ISHI...
Under the Microscope – Ed Green
Jul 19 2021
Rootless hair is widely regarded as a poor source for DNA-based forensics. However, rootless hair shafts are known to contain preserved DNA that can be recovered and analyzed ...
The State of DNA Forensics in Latin America
Jul 13 2021
In this interview, Ronaldo Carneiro de Silva Junior, Custodian of the National DNA Database of Brazil, discusses challenges the Latin American region faces around forensic DNA...
DNA as an Eyewitness: Phenotyping Applications for Forensic DNA
Jul 08 2021
Like many teenage girls in the 1990s, Dr. Susan Walsh, Associate Professor at IUPUI, was fascinated by Agent Dana Scully’s work as a forensic pathologist on the television s...
Embracing the Challenges of Leadership in Biology
Jul 06 2021
Today’s blog is written by guest blogger, John M. Collins, Executive Leadership Coach. Reposted from The ISHI Report with permission. Like you, I’m excit...
Work Interrupted: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Life in the Lab
Jul 01 2021
We caught up with workshop chairs Michael Coble and Jessica Charak Lehrner to gain their perspective on weathering the pandemic. Read on to see how both made it through the la...
Obtaining DNA Profiles from Rootless Hairs
Mar 17 2021
Throughout the years, conventional wisdom has said that rootless hair shafts do not contain DNA, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. In this interview, Ed Green, Pr...
GEDmatch: A Genealogy Platform Allowing Users and Law Enforcement to Make Familial Connections
Mar 02 2021
GEDmatch is a genetic genealogy website with over 1.4M users who want to learn more about their genetic roots. It was set up in 2010 with the mission of using science to conne...
Using LIMS Technology (Laboratory information management system) to Obtain High Quality Nucleic Acid Samples
Nov 12 2020
Latin America today is one of the centers of the global health crisis caused by COVID-19, and Brazil is considered the epicenter of the pandemic in Latin America. As of July, ...