New approach to skeletal age-estimation can help identify juvenile remains
SFU archaeologists introduce a breakthrough skeletal age‐estimation method using cranial and mandibular…
Genetic Genealogy This Month – September 2021: Forensic Breakthroughs
This roundup highlights September 2021 forensic breakthroughs using genetic genealogy—from identifying a…
Study finds Smartphone Sensors can be used to Detect Cannabis Intoxication
Learn how Rutgers researchers achieved 90% accuracy using smartphone sensors to detect…
A forensic artist created the 3D reconstructions based on genetic data from Ancient DNA
Explore how forensic artistry and DNA phenotyping reconstructed faces of ancient Egyptian…
Virginia Forensic Science Reaches 15,000 DNA Data Bank Hits
Learn how Virginia's DNA Data Bank milestone has revolutionized forensic science, solving…
AI trained to recognise footprints, but it won’t replace forensic experts yet
Explore how AI revolutionizes the analysis of footwear impressions, outperforming casual users…
Study Evaluates the Use of Hands as a Biometric Identifier
Introduction Security systems worldwide use hand images for biometric identification, ensuring access…
Touch DNA from Pills Can Snare Drug Makers, Dealers
Forensic scientists have for the first time shown that DNA can be…
Forensic Science Organization to Draft Standards for Sexual Assault Examinations
The goal of the new standards will be to improve the quality…
Othram and DoeNetwork Collaborate to Reunite the Missing and Unidentified Back to Family
Othram, the leading forensic sequencing laboratory for law enforcement, has announced a…
How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk?
A major journalistic investigation has found evidence of malicious software being used…
Designing less addictive opioids, through chemistry
What if there was a way for pain patients to get all…
Forensic Scientists Patented the Design of First Machine Learning Approach to Forensic DNA Analysis
Michael Marciano, research assistant professor and director for research in the Forensic and…
New Research tool May Help Understand the Inaccuracies of Eyewitness Testimony
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an innovative tool to…
32-Year-Old Las Vegas Cold Case Solved, Setting New DNA Testing Benchmark
The Tragic Case of Stephanie Isaacson On June 1, 1989, 14-year-old Stephanie…
Persistence and Recovery of DNA on Submerged Duct Tape
Duct tape and items retrieved from water are common pieces of evidence…
Study suggest need to replace ‘ancestry’ in forensics with something more accurate
A new study finds forensics researchers use terms related to ancestry and…
A study shows Digital forensics experts prone to bias
In the study, renowned cognitive bias expert Itiel Dror and co-author Nina…
Climate changed the size of our bodies and, to some extent, our brains
Discover how climate shaped human body size over the last million years…
New method to identify dirt on criminals can lead to prosecution
Scientists have taken the first steps in developing a new method of…
