The study authors say the tool can support forensic anthropologists when results are needed rapidly, such as in a mass casualty event. It also can better account for a more diverse population.
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Unidentified remains discovered by hunters in Blount County almost 20 years ago have officially been identified as Patrick Grayson Spann from Mississippi.
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In 2023, the DNA results were found to be a candidate for genetic genealogy and resulted in identifying a family line tied to the DNA evidence.
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Research by the DNA Doe Project has now revealed that the unidentified man had Colombian heritage, and he may have been a first generation immigrant to the U.S.
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After nearly three decades, the man responsible for murdering pregnant 24-year-old Donna Oglive has been identified and arrested.
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Ukraine will soon be able to use a mobile research laboratory to investigate war crimes.
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Imagine having absolutely no training or education in DNA analysis but being expected to decide if a person should spend the rest of their life in jail based on DNA evidence an expert explains to you in 10 minutes or less.
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The researchers identified 35 biomarker “predictors” of SIDS—including ornithine, a substance critical to the body’s ability to dispose of ammonia in urine.
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The breakthrough came when retired Suffolk County Police Department Detective Pasquale Albergo contacted the Suffolk County Homicide Section with the hopes that advances in technology could help solve the murder of Schubert.
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The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has officially identified the remains of a woman found in 1990 as Wendy Abrams-Nishikai. She was last seen on October 31st, 1989, at the age of 21.
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