For law enforcement investigators, the cloud is both an investigative opportunity and a challenge: there is a wealth of data about crimes and suspects within the cloud, but also many challenges in terms of gaining access to critical information.
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DNA from an unknown male was found at the crime scene and a STR profile was produced, however it returned no matches in a CODIS search.
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Researchers are now working to leverage the power of geocomputation, geographic information science and spatial optimization modeling to improve upon existing forensic palynology approaches.
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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.
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“My plan is to go back home to Guyana and have an impact on the forensic science industry there and across the Caribbean by building on the forensic science systems they currently have in place,” Keiann Simon says.
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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.
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DNA and fingerprint results released last week are casting doubt on the guilt of Ledell Lee, an Arkansas man that was executed four years ago for the murder of his neighbor, Debra Reese.
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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.
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The new lab will provide employment opportunities in rural Utah. Additionally, it will expand and enhance the forensic services provided not only regionally, but throughout the statewide system.
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The ForenSeq MainstAY Workflow kit targets the core autosomal and Y-STR loci accepted by global databases, minimizing the need to validate additional markers.
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