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Age prediction by methylation analysis of small amounts of DNA using locked nucleic acids
Age prediction based on methylation analysis has been reported in many populations, with 10 ng or more of DNA usually required for each determination. In this study, we designed thermostable locked nucleic acid (LNA) primers by replacing a small number of DNA bases in standard DN...
NIST Scientific Foundation Review on Bitemark Analysis Virtual Webinar
The General Section Will Do Things a Little Differently at the February Conference …
JFS Honors Peer Review Week 2022
Manifestation of TASER drive stun burn marks on fabrics
The TASER® is a type of conducted energy weapon (CEW) used with increasing frequency by law enforcement to subdue subjects in circumstances where compliance is necessary. When operated in the drive stun method of deployment, the electrodes at the head of this CEW are intended to ...
2022-23 FSF Student Travel Grant: October 15 Deadline
Committee Corner—Diversity Outreach Committee
AAFS Annual Conference Employment Forum and FEPAC University Fair
Evaluation of the loss of fingermark ridge clarity as a function of biological sex
Latent fingermark ridge patterns result from imprinting sweat secretions onto receiving surfaces. However, little is known about the loss of skin moisture between immediate consecutive depositions and its effects on the visual quality of ridges and their degradation over time. In...
Detailing the process of identifying and the outcomes of efforts to address lawfully “owed...
While missed DNA sample collection has been an identified problem for decades, there has yet to be a scholarly publication related to a large‐scale effort to address lawfully "owed" DNA outside of a prison system. Lawfully owed DNA samples are DNA samples that legally s...
The influence of a possible contamination of the victim's clothing on the estimation of...
One of the tools for estimating shooting distance is examination of smokeless powder particle distribution on the target area. Components of the powder that are utilized for this purpose are nitrite anions. The traditional method for detecting nitrite anions mainly involves apply...
In Memoriam—Vincent J.M. Di Maio, MD
The impact of antimeric lower limb length asymmetry on adult stature estimation
Antimeric lower limb length asymmetry is frequently noted when measuring human skeletal remains. As lower limb bones are often used to estimate stature from unidentified remains, the forensic anthropologist who notes a disparity must then determine which lower limb bone or bones ...
National Forensic Science Week
National Forensic Science Week recognizes the contributions that forensic science makes to the criminal justice system.
2023 AAFS Conference—Presidential Invitation to Friday Night Celebration
Monitoring cell loss through repetitive deposition
Touch DNA deposited on items can be visualised by using fluorescent nucleic acid staining dyes. It might be expected that if a person contacts items multiple times, then at each contact fewer cells should be transferred and deposited. Here we report on the use of Diamond Dye (DD)...
Hyposphagma, positional asphyxia, and acute intoxication with psychoactive substances
Hyposphagma or subconjunctival hemorrhage is extensive confluent bleeding located between the conjunctiva and episclera. It can develop after trauma or the Valsalva maneuver and hemorrhagic diathesis and vascular diseases, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and diabetes are the pred...