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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Computer and engineering expert Zhanpeng Jin has found a way to track the origin of 3D-printed items that is as unique—and accurate—as the human fingerprint.
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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.
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University at Buffalo forensic dentist Mary Bush has received the 2021 Reidar F. Sognnaes Award of Excellence in Forensic Odontology from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). She is the first woman to receive the honor.
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