A Technology to Advance DNA Analysis, Developed by Wisconsin
Scientists at a Wisconsin headquartered in Dane County have developed new technology that has the potential to change DNA analysis across the globe. It's...Read More
Scotland ‘the first country in world’ to publish Code of Practice...
Scotland has become the first nation in the world to publish a special code that governs the use of DNA and other biometrics data...Read More
Forensic Advancements link Two Brothers to 1988 Rape
A 34-year-old sexual assault case was closed earlier this week with the arrest of George Thomas Jr., 61, of Arlington. George Thomas Jr. was charged with...Read More
Can you estimate the age of a fingerprint?
Forensic dramas on TV make it seem easy to determine when fingerprints were left at the scene of a crime. In reality, the oils...Read More
Study: Violent sexual predators use dating apps to target vulnerable victims
In the first large-scale study of the relationship between dating apps and sexual assault, researchers find violent sexual predators use dating apps to target...Read More
The Next Generation of Explosives Trace Detection
Launched in fiscal year 2020, NextGen ETD expanded the scope of a previous program to meet evolving operational needs at aviation checkpoints. This has...Read More
The History of Forensic Animation in the US Courtroom
Forensic animation first took shape in the American court system in 1988 with the tragic Delta 191 plane crash in Dallas, TX. This crash...Read More
Digital Evidence is Now More Important than DNA for procession –...
Cellebrite’s 2022 Industry Trends study reveals the digital evidence ‘tipping point’ has been reached, creating new challenges for law enforcement agenciesRead More
Fentanyl Vaccine Breakthrough – Potential “Game Changer” for Opioid Epidemic
A new vaccine has been developed that targets the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl that could block its ability to enter the brain, thus eliminating...Read More
Is Environmental DNA the Future of Forensic Testing?
Organisms shed their DNA into the environment as skin particles, cells, and liquids, even while still alive. When these DNA fragments are sequenced they...Read More
Detecting Nuclear Threats with Artificial Reasoning
New research from PNNL uses machine learning, data analytics, and artificial reasoning to make threat detection and forensic analysis in the nuclear domain easier...Read More
Automatic speaker recognition technology outperforms human listeners in the courtroom
Researchers have compared speaker identification by listeners (like judges or jury members) with the output of a forensic-voice-comparison system.Read More
Can pets help in Crime Solving?
For the first time, Flinders University forensic science researchers have examined the presence and transfer of human DNA on pets such as cats and...Read More