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Under the Microscope – Nicole Novroski
Aug 28 2019
De-convolution of complex mixtures can be challenging. Various improvements in polymerase chain reaction coupled with capillary electrophoresis (PCR-CE) and massively parallel...
Under the Microscope – Brittney Chilton
Aug 26 2019
In her presentation at ISHI, Brittney Chilton (Criminalist II at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division) will share the story of Washoe County employee...
Under the Microscope – Regina Wells
Aug 22 2019
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...
Under the Microscope – Lisa Mertz
Aug 20 2019
Within the past 15-20 years, successful technological advances in forensic science have solved many cold cases. The increase in the number of possible items that might present...
Under the Microscope – Charlotte Word
Aug 15 2019
In the early days of DNA profiling, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) testing required a relatively large amount of DNA for the development of a DNA profile, and...
Under the Microscope – Kevin Cheng
Aug 13 2019
Reproducibility is one of the main principles of the scientific method. Reproducibility in forensic DNA interpretation typically relates to the reported match statistic. Th...
Under the Microscope – Jodie Ward
Jul 30 2019
The Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER) is the only human decomposition facility in the Southern Hemisphere. In April 2019, the Australia New Ze...
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 ...