Category: DNA and Biology

The most consistent finding in forensic science is inconsistency

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Itiel E. Dror PhD

Journal of Forensic Sciences; 2023

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Demystifying Accreditation A Framework for Accreditation of Forensic Units

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Nicole Jones, Erin Forry

National Institute of Standards and Technology; 2023

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Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Sexual Assault / SANE, Standards, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics

Scientific Proof and Relations of Law and Medicine

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Hubert W. Smith

University of Chicago Law Review; 1943

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National Technology Validation and Implementation Collaborative (NTVIC): Guidelines for establishing Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) programs

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Ray A. Wickenheiser, Jennifer Naugle, Brian Hoey, Rylene Nowlin, Swathi A. Kumar, Mark A. Kubinski,Claire Glynn, Raymond Valerio, Lance Allen, Stephanie Stoiloff, Jennifer Kochanski, Christi Guerrini, Anne Marie Schubert

Forensic Science International: Synergy; 2023

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Criminal Justice System, DNA and Biology, Genetic Genealogy

The paradigm shift in the proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 702

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Archibald Cruz

Baylor Law Review; 2023

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The interpretation of forensic conclusions by professionals and students: Does experience matter?

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Elmarije K. van Straalen, Christianne J. de Poot, Marijke Malsch, Henk Elffers

Forensic Science International: Synergy; 2023

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OSAC Lexicon – compendium of forensic science terms and definitions

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Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science; 2023

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Science, justice, and evidence

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Jennifer Mnookin

Science; 2023

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Targeted DNA methylation analysis and prediction of smoking habits in blood based on massively parallel sequencing

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Athina Vidaki, Benjamin Planterose Jiménez, Brando Poggiali, Vivian Kalamara, Kristiaan J van der Gaag, Silvana C E Maas; B.I.O.S. Consortium; Mohsen Ghanbari, Titia Sijen, Manfred Kayser

Forensic Science International: Genetics; 2023

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A deep population reference panel of tandem repeat variation

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Helyaneh Ziaei Jam, Yang Li, Ross DeVito, Nima Mousavi, Nichole Ma, Ibra Lujumba, Yagoub Adam, Mikhail Maksimov, Bonnie Huang, Egor Dolzhenko, Yunjiang Qiu, Fredrick Elishama Kakembo, Habi Joseph, Blessing Onyido, Jumoke Adeyemi, Mehrdad Bakhtiari, Jonghun Park, Sara Javadzadeh, Daudi Jjingo, Ezekiel Adebiyi, Vineet Bafna & Melissa Gymrek

Nature Communications; 2023

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Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DNA and Biology, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy

How the forensic multidisciplinary approach can solve a fatal dog pack attack

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M. Di Nunzio, A. Della Valle, A. Serino, F. Corrado, C. Di Nunzio

Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology; 2023

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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Trace Evidence

Is ‘Forensic Science’ A Misnomer?

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Jed S. Rakoff

Judicature; Duke Law School; 2023

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A systematic account of probabilistic fallacies in legal fact-finding

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Christian Dahlman

The International Journal of Evidence & Proof; 2023

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Interpretable algorithmic forensics

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Brandon L. Garrett and Cynthia Rudin

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; 2023

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Adapting an established Ampliseq microhaplotype panel to nanopore sequencing through direct PCR

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L Casanova-Adán, A Mosquera-Miguel, J González-Bao, A Ambroa-Conde, J Ruiz-Ramírez, A Cabrejas-Olalla, E González-Martín, A Freire-Aradas, A Rodríguez-López, C Phillips, M V Lareu, M de la Puente

Forensic Science International: Genetics; 2023

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Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, DNA and Biology, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy

Enhancing research and collaboration in forensic science: A primer on human subjects’ research protection

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Michael A. Marciano, Ashley Hall, Ashraf Mozayani, Tracy Cromp, Henry P. Maynard

Forensic Science International: Synergy; 2023

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The Future Is Now: Unraveling the Expanding Potential of Human (Necro)Microbiome in Forensic Investigations

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Ana Cláudia-Ferreira, Daniel José Barbosa, Veroniek Saegeman, Amparo Fernández-Rodríguez, Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira, Ana R Freitas, On Behalf Of The Escmid Study Group Of Forensic And Post-Mortem Microbiology Esgfor

Microorganisms; 2023

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Expanding the scope of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme (MSRE) PCR for forensic identification of body fluids through the novel use of methylation-dependent restriction enzymes (MDRE) and the combination of autosomal and Y-chromosomal markers

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Jessica Rothe, Jessica Maria Becker, Maral Charchinezhadamouei, Sophia Mähr, Felizitas Lembeck, Nora Dannemann, Marion Nagy

International Journal of Legal Medicine; 2023

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Targeting cell-derived markers to improve the detection of invisible biological traces for the purpose of genetic-based criminal identification

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Mathilde Recipon, Rémy Agniel, Johanne Leroy-Dudal, Thibaud Fritz, Franck Carreiras, Francis Hermitte, Sylvain Hubac, Olivier Gallet & Sabrina Kellouche

Scientific Reports; 2023

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The Prejudices of Expert Evidence

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Jason Chin, Hayley Cullen, Beth Clarke

Monash University Law Review; 2023

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Combining reproducibility and repeatability studies with applications in forensic science

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Hina Arora, Naomi Kaplan-Damary and Hal S. Stern

Law, Probability and Risk; 2023

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