Introduction

Category: Biology & DNA (page 13)

Category: Biology & DNA (page 13)

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An Automated Single Cell Separation Technique to Improve Mixture Deconvolution

This webinar originally occurred on November 12, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Overview Although the interpretation of mixed DNA samples is commonplace in forensic analyses, complex samples often present interpretational challenges. These complexities are introduced through a variety of environmental, biological,…
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Effects of DNA Extraction Methods on Recovery, Degradation, and Loss

This webinar originally occurred on August 20, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Overview DNA recovered from forensic and ancient DNA (aDNA) sources is generally expected to be in low copy number and degraded in strand length. However, considering the following equation,…
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Success Story: Advancing Mixture Interpretation Analysis with NOCIt

National Institute of Justice and Rutgers University Date September 2020 Overview DNA samples recovered from crime scenes often contain at least two contributors. Complex forensic DNA mixture interpretation can be challenging and requires computational advancements that support its use. Using…
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Just Forensic Genetic Genealogy and GEDmatch:  Verogen’s Approach

Original Release Date: September 25, 2020 In this Forensic Science Week special episode, Just Science interviews Brett Williams, the CEO of Verogen, about the GEDmatch database, how it can be used by law enforcement to perform forensic genealogy searches for investigative leads, and…
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Rapid DNA Mass Disaster Emergency Response and Preparedness Toolkit

The Rapid DNA Mass Disaster Emergency Response and Preparedness Toolkit is forthcoming, please check back soon! This page is under construction. We’re working to make updates to this page. If you have questions or are looking for a specific resource,…
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PACE™: Rapid and Automated Artifact Identification and Number of Contributor Prediction

This webinar originally occurred on July 28, 2020 Duration: 1 hour Overview The PACE™ software introduces a fully continuous, machine learning tool to the forensic DNA community that enables fast and accurate artifact management and predicts the number of contributors…
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