Category: Wildlife

Sandra Schweikle, Annette Häser, Sascha Wetters, Moses Raisin, Maica Greiner, Kerstin Rigbers, Ulrike Fischer, Klaus Pietsch, Michael Suntz, Peter Nick

PLoS ONE; 2023

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The bear necessities: A sensitive qPCR assay for bear DNA detection from bile and derived products to complement wildlife forensic enforcement

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Ashley Friedenberger, Colleen Doyle, Lindsey Couillard, Christopher J. Kyle

Forensic Science International: Genetics; 2023

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Is ‘Forensic Science’ A Misnomer?

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Jed S. Rakoff

Judicature; Duke Law School; 2023

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A multilocus DNA mini-barcode assay to identify twenty vertebrate wildlife species

November 7, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Xueyuan Liu, Weian Du, Chen Wang, Yajiang Wu, Wu Chen, Yangyang Zheng, Mengge Wang, Hong Liu, Qianyong Yang, Shui Qian, Ling Chen, Chao Liu

iScience; 2023

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Interpretable algorithmic forensics

November 6, 2023November 8, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Brandon L. Garrett and Cynthia Rudin

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; 2023

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

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

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

Forensic Science International: Synergy; 2023

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The Prejudices of Expert Evidence

October 26, 2023November 8, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

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

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

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

Law, Probability and Risk; 2023

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The History of Forensic-Science Evidence in Criminal Trials and the Role of Early “Success” in Establishing Its Putative Reliability

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Carrie Leonetti

St. Mary’s Law Journal; 54(4); 2023

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A Forensic Science Informational Video Can Help Mock Jurors Evaluate Forensic Expert Testimony

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Devon E. LaBat, Deborah Goldfarb, Jacqueline R. Evans, Nadja Schreiber Compo, Cassidy J. Koolmees, Gerald Laporte, and Kevin Lothridge

Criminal Justice and Behavior; 50(11); 2023

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Handbook for the Forensic Standards Development Commenting Process

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Tebah Browne, Isabelle Cohn, Sarah Chu

Innocence Project; 61pp; 2023

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A Roadmap to Improve Research and Technology Transition in Forensic Science

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Shute, R., Ropero-Miller, J. D., DiEmma, G., Sorrell, C., Maynard, H. P., Miles, C., Grgicak, C., Stoiloff, S., Seashols-Williams, S., Rose, A., & Dix, M.

Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, RTI International; October, 2023

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What is it vs Who did it? A review of the lack of human focused forensic evidence in the context of wildlife crime

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Alexandra Thomas, Louise Gibson, Suzzanne McColl, Robbie Rae, Rob Ogden, Nick Dawnay

Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments; 4; 2023

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Are Inconclusive Decisions in Forensic Science as Deficient as They Are Said to Be?

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Becky Carter

Alex Biedermann, Silvia Bozza, Franco Taroni and Joëlle Vuille

Front Psych; 10; 2019

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Assessment of Fungal Succession in Decomposing Swine Carcasses (Sus scrofa L.) Using DNA Metabarcoding

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Becky Carter

M. Denise Gemmellaro, Nicholas Steven Lorusso, Rachel Domke, Kristina M. Kovalska, Ayesha Hashim, Maria Arevalo Mojica, Amanda Joy O’Connor, Urvi Patel, Olivia Pate, Gloria Raise, Maria Shumskaya

J. Fungi; 9(9); 2023

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Improving juror assessments of forensic testimony and its effects on decision-making and evidence evaluation

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Becky Carter

Devon E. LaBat, Deborah Goldfarb, Jacqueline R. Evans, Nadja Schreiber Compo, Cassidy J. Koolmees, Gerald LaPorte and Kevin Lothridge

Law Human Behavior; 2023

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Forensic Statistics in the Courtroom

October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 Becky Carter

David H. Kaye

Handbook of Forensic Statistics; 27pp; 2020

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Defining cat mitogenome variation and accounting for numts via multiplex amplification and Nanopore sequencing

October 11, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Emily C. Patterson, Gurdeep Matharu Lall, Rita Neumann, Barbara Ottolini, Federico Sacchini, Aiden P. Foster, Mark A. Jobling, Jon H. Wetton

Forensic Science International: Genetics; 67; 2023

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An exercise in scientific problem-solving: Illustrating the utility of the principles of the Sydney Declaration

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 Becky Carter

Michelle D. Miranda PhD, Patrick Buzzini PhD, Peter R. De Forest DCrim, Sheila Willis PhD

J Forensic Sci; 68(5); 2023

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Straight from the coyote’s mouth: genetic identification of prey through oral swabs of predators

October 10, 2023October 11, 2023 Jeff Teitelbaum

Julie K. Young, Amanda M. Mast, James A. Walton, Torrey Rodgers, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Daniel R. Taylor, Karen E. Mock

Wildlife Biology; 2023

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Fingermarks in wildlife forensics: A review

September 13, 2023 sdargoltz

Lauren Woodcock, James Gooch, Kim Wolff, Barbara Daniel, Nunzianda Frascione

Forensic Sci Int; 350; 2023

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Creating infrastructure and incentives to increase quality in forensic science

September 13, 2023September 22, 2023 sdargoltz

Brian J. Gestring

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 7; 2023

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Likelihood ratio-based probabilistic classifier

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 sdargoltz

Agnieszka Martyna, Anders Nordgaard

Chemometrics Intel Lab Syst; 240; 2023

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Cognitive and Human Factors in Expert Decision Making: Six Fallacies and the Eight Sources of Bias

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 sdargoltz

Itiel E. Dror

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A new uniform framework of source attribution in forensic science

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 sdargoltz

Zhihui Li, Yao Liu, Xiyuan Hu & Guiqiang Wang

Human Soc Sci Commun; 9:260; 2022

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Perceived strength of forensic scientists’ reporting statements about source conclusions

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 sdargoltz

William C Thompson, Rebecca Hofstein Grady, Eric Lai, Hal S Stern

Law Prob Risk; 17(2); 2018

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Identifying risk management challenges in laboratories

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 sdargoltz

Evdoxia Tziakou, Argyro G. Fragkaki, Agapios Ν. Plati

Accred Qual Assur; 28(4); 2023

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Toward Parsimony in Bias Research: A Proposed Common Framework of Belief-Consistent Information Processing for a Set of Biases

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 sdargoltz

Aileen Oebers and Roland Imhoff

Persp Psych Sci; 2023

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Ensemble learning for score likelihood ratios under the common source problem

August 4, 2023August 9, 2023 sdargoltz

Federico Veneri, Danica M. Ommen

Stat Anal Data Mining; 2023

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State v. Matthews: Maryland Fails to Measure Up to its New Expert Testimony Standard

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 sdargoltz

Thomas Kiley

Maryland LR; 82(4); 2023

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The Revolution of Animal Genomics in Forensic Sciences

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 sdargoltz

Irene Cardinali, Domenico Tancredi and Hovirag Lancioni

Int J Mol Sci; 24(10); 2023

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Visual Decision Aids: Improving Laypeople’s Understanding of Forensic Science Evidence

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 sdargoltz

Gianni Ribeiro, Helena Likwornik, and Jason M. Chin

J Appl Res Memory Cognit; 12(2); 2023

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Likely is not probable. The need for rigorous and common semantics between scientists and lawyers

July 28, 2023July 31, 2023 sdargoltz

Dr. Frank Crispino, Dr. Cyril Muehlethaler, Liv Cadola

Can J Law Just; 2(1); 2020

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Aptasensors in environmental forensics: Tracking the silent killers

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 sdargoltz

Shubhankar Dube, Swathi Satish, Deepak Rawtani

WIREs Forensic Sci; 5(4); 2023

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Interlaboratory study to assess the practical utility of OSAC proposed standard 2021-S-0006: Standard for the use of GenBank for taxonomic assignment of wildlife

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 sdargoltz

Khushi K. Patel, Melissa K.R. Scheible, Kelly A. Meiklejohn

Forensic Sci Int Animals Environ; 4; 2023

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Isolation of Genomic DNA from Mammalian Cells and Fixed Tissue

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Kristy L. S. Miskimen, Penelope L. Miron

Curr Protocol; 2023

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Risk of occupational infection in forensic workers: a review

July 19, 2023 sdargoltz

Laurène Dufayet, Jerome Langrand, Bertrand Ludes

Forensic Sci Res; 8(1); 2023

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DNA methylation markers of age(ing) in non-model animals

July 18, 2023July 24, 2023 sdargoltz

Marianthi Tangili, Annabel J. Slettenhaar, Joanna Sudyka, Hannah L. Dugdale, Ido Pen, Per J. Palsbøll, Simon Verhulst

Molec Ecol; 2023

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Shining a Light on Forensic Black-Box Studies

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 sdargoltz

Kori Khan & Alicia L. Carriquiry

Stat Public Pol; 10(1); 2023

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Management and disclosure of quality issues in forensic science: A survey of current practice in Australia and New Zealand

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 sdargoltz

Anna L. Heavey, Gavin R. Turbett, Max M. Houck, Simon W. Lewis

Forensic Sci Int Synerg; 7; 2023

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Differentiation of Galliformes feather samples for species identification using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometric techniques: Application in wildlife forensics

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 sdargoltz

Preeti Guleria, Mukesh Kumar Thakar, Surendra Prakash Goyal

Forensic Sci Int Animals Environ; 4; 2023

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A new multiplex qPCR assay to detect and differentiate big cat species in the illegal wildlife trade

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Carol S. Henger, Dyan J. Straughan, Charles C. Y. Xu, Batya R. Nightingale, Heidi E. Kretser, Mary K. Burnham-Curtis, Denise McAloose & Tracie A. Seimon

Sci Rep; 13:9796; 2023

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