E Sisco, a NIST research chemist, is a finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in the Emerging Leaders category, which is awarded to federal employees under the age of 35 who have made important contributions early in their professional careers. read more

Following code is the minimum; it technically is an acceptable minimum, but it may not be a culturally relevant, fashionable, or decedent- and next of kin-focused minimum. read more

Investigators were shocked to find the remains of a young woman in storage unit that was being cleaned out in October 2016. It was unclear at the time how long the remains may have been hidden in that location. read more

The ForenSeq MainstAY Workflow kit targets the core autosomal and Y-STR loci accepted by global databases, minimizing the need to validate additional markers. read more

Technology has finally been able to extract a more extensive DNA profile for this victim. With this testing, we have finally learned that our victim in this case is 75% Sub-Saharan African and 7% North Atlantic. read more

“We kind of blend in certain aspects throughout their entire previous three and a half years and prep them for what's coming,” Adamowicz said. “We’ve made the class mimic the kind of training they’ll experience as a forensic analyst, when they join a lab.” read more

The DNA on the purple gloves came from the victim, her boyfriend and her rapist. The genotypes of all three people were present on each purple glove. But forensic DNA science would be needed to reveal those identities. read more

Bethany Krebs has conducted experiments showing abrasive blasting of a specialized powder over a surface is more effective at revealing fingerprints than the conventional dusting method. read more

One of the challenges in advancing nanopore sequencing has been the difficulty of controlling the speed of the DNA strand as it moves through the nanopore. read more

Of the four victims found, three have now been identified. Michael Bauer and John Bartlett were identified early in the investigation leaving “Adam Doe” and “Brad Doe” unidentified for years. read more