High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Instruments and Technologyby Brandoch Cook, PhDThe upper range of MS resolving power comes ever closer to real-world laboratory budgets
Advances in Touch DNA Forensics: Where Are We Now and What Does the Future Hold?by Maria Rosales Gerpe, PhD
NewsNew Simpler and Cost-Effective Forensics Test Helps Identify Touch DNAby University of New HampshireInnovative method could have significant implications on forensic investigations
Product NewsNew Software Enables Users to Investigate Complex NGS Mixturesby STRmixThe STRmix NGS is a newly launched software for interpreting complex DNA profiles
NewsAdvances in Forensic Science Improve Accuracy of ‘Time of Death’ Estimatesby Arizona State UniversityResearchers discover new "universal decomposers," a network of common microbes responsible for cadaver decomposition
NewsScientists ID Burned Bodies with DNA-Extracting Method Used on Wooly Mammothsby Binghamton UniversityTechnique could provide an effective way for forensic investigators to identify badly burned human remains
NewsGroundbreaking Study on Decomposing Microbes Could Transform Forensic Scienceby Colorado State UniversityIdentification of the network of microbes responsible for animal decomposition will allow for more precise postmortems
NewsAncient Chewing Gum Reveals Stone Age Dietby Stockholm UniversityChewed resin from 9,700 years ago provides a wealth of ancient DNA information
NewsFirst Prehistoric Person with Turner Syndrome Identified from Ancient DNAby The Francis Crick InstituteNew technique developed to measure number of chromosomes in ancient genomes more precisely
NewsFirst Ever Scientific Study on First World War Crater Reveals New Detailsby Taylor & Francis GroupThe spectacular explosion of the mine at Hawthorn Ridge marked the beginning of the Battle of the Somme
NewsVikings in Sweden Suffered from Tooth Decayby PLOSLesions and abrasions on teeth reveal dental problems and attempted treatments
NewsHow the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Shifted Populations in the Balkansby Cell PressAncient DNA reveals new information about the Roman Empire's influence on the Balkan peninsula