The presence of parturition scars—marks often found on female pelvis bones—have commonly been used as an indicator of child birth

To advance video facial identification for these and other applications, the National Institute of Standards and Technology conducted a large public test known as the Face in Video Evaluation

“Depending on the question being asked, the chemical analysis of human hair can provide amazing insights into the life and lifestyle of a person,” researcher says

"This is the first study to test next generation sequencing and machine learning technologies together to estimate age from blood and saliva samples"

Advanced molecular technologies are the future of forensic sciences

Validated for human identification, the system drives efficiencies and positions casework laboratories for future advancements

Research reveals likelihood of finding and identifying Mary Jane Kelly—and using DNA to determine her true identity

DNA sequencing keeps getting faster and covering more bases, and today’s fastest approach is  massively parallel sequencing (MPS)—also known as next-generation sequencing.

“There is a massive amount of data that is not being considered, simply due to our limited capability as human beings,” researcher says

A new project at Bournemouth University is aiming to develop an industry standard designed to make identifying time of death much more reliable by establishing a standard culturing protocol for rearing blowflies in the laboratory

How do forensic scientists deal with complex DNA-evidence found at crime scenes? A researcher has now developed new statistical models to analyze such evidence

Researchers will explore the human microbiome, or genes of microorganisms in and on the body, as trace evidence for forensic identification