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Just the Impact of Lawfully-Owed DNA Collection

Posted on: November 6, 2019 Last updated on: July 24, 2020 Written by: Lauren Mangum
<<< back to all episodes In the final episode of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Jayann Sepich, co-founder of the non-profit organization DNA Saves, about lawfully owed arrestee DNA.  In 2003, 22-year-old Katie Sepich was raped and murdered within five blocks of her home…
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Just USACIL and Direct-to-DNA

Posted on: October 31, 2019 Last updated on: July 24, 2020 Written by: Lauren Mangum
<<< back to all episodes In episode seven of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Molly Hall, an examiner for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, about their transition to a Direct-to-DNA approach to processing sexual assault kits.   The United…
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Just Improving Workflow Efficiency

Posted on: October 24, 2019 Last updated on: July 8, 2020 Written by: Lauren Mangum
<<< back to all episodes In episode six of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Leslie Parke and Jamie Haas of Signature Science, a private DNA laboratory based in Austin, Texas, about increasing workflow efficiency in their lab.  From twenty cases…
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Just the Golden State Killer

Posted on: October 16, 2019 Last updated on: July 8, 2020 Written by: Lauren Mangum
<<< back to all podcasts In the last episode of Just Science, Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter shared her techniques for creating family trees and discussed the resolution of her first cold case. In episode five of the DNA season, we continue…
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Just Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Posted on: October 10, 2019 Last updated on: July 8, 2020 Written by: Lauren Mangum
<<< back to all episodes In episode four of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter, genetic genealogist and volunteer search angel with DNAadoption.org, about investigative genetic genealogy and its use in forensic science.  From computer programmer to patent attorney,…
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Just Lean Six Sigma and Your Lab

Posted on: October 1, 2019 Last updated on: July 8, 2020 Written by: Lauren Mangum
<<< back to all episodes In episode three of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Julie Sikorsky, Forensic Biology Unit Manager at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, about her experience introducing an efficiency program into her lab. Palm Beach…
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Just Genetic Variation

Posted on: September 24, 2019 Last updated on: July 8, 2020 Written by: Lauren Mangum
<<< back to all episodes In episode two of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Dr. Kenneth Kidd, Professor Emeritus of Genetics at Yale University, about his research in genetics. Dr. Kenneth Kidd has been working on grants from the National…
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Just DNA and the Post-Conviction Dynamic

Posted on: September 16, 2019 Last updated on: July 8, 2020 Written by: Lauren Mangum
<<< back to all episodes In episode one of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Chris Asplen, Executive Director of National Criminal Justice Association, about the evolution of DNA evidence. Listen along as our guest discusses the value of post-conviction…
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