This month, INTERPOL debuted I-Familia, the first global database designed to use DNA of relatives to identify missing persons or unidentified human remains around the world. The move is significant at the international level.
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The NIST review states that currently “there is not enough publicly available data to enable an external and independent assessment of the degree of reliability of DNA mixture interpretation practices, including the use of probabilistic genotyping software (PGS) systems.”
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The profile built at Othram revealed a genetic admixture commonly found in populations in Pennsylvania. Genealogical search produced a handful of genetic relatives, all of which were more distant than second cousins.
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is working alongside others to identify the remains of the final unidentified victim of the Almeda fire (aka Glendower fire).
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By studying patterns of drug-related fatalities, researchers have designed and validated a prediction model to signal counties at risk of future overdose death outbreaks.
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In the two weeks they have been back on site, forensic anthropologists and other researchers have more than doubled the number of graves and bodies found in the search for unidentified victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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Virginia Maxwell is a leader in the field of investigating animal cruelty, and she has developed a new online graduate certificate that is among the only such programs in the country.
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Mary Bush has been instrumental in raising awareness of bite mark analysis as flawed evidence, and was among one of the first researchers to question the validity of the science.
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Magnet Forensics is awarding four scholarships to investigators based in the U.S., Greece, Nigeria and Brazil to help promising individuals advance in the field of digital forensics.
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The study says differences in children's brains, which affect their sensitivity to pressure and rewards, and differences in the way they process information, make it more likely they will admit to crimes they didn't commit when incentivized to do so.
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