Introduction On July 30, 2011 the independent DNA experts, Stefano Conti and Carla Vecchiotti will be cross-examined on their famous 145 page report that has given Amanda Knox great hope in her...
With the appeal coming up at the end of this month, there has been a lot of news about the apparent weaknesses of the DNA evidence used to convict Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito...
The historic news of the death of Osama Bin Laden has once again thrust DNA science into the forefront of the media. Identification of Bin Laden through DNA is as high profile as it gets for the...
DNA suitable for the most common variety of forensic testing is found within cells in the human body. The human body is rich with cellular material as there are trillions of cells that make up...
Excerpt from article from Harvard Crimson: http://bit.ly/dS45iF WOBURN, Mass.—A chemical expert and a DNA analyst were called to the stand yesterday as the final witnesses in the trial of Jabrai...
As I was filling out a survey regarding my career in forensic science this morning, it gave me the idea to include some of the information on this blog. Obviously, ‘forensics’ (as the term is...
Thank you for visiting the Forensic DNA Consulting blog! While forensic DNA testing has only been in use since the mid-1980’s, the technological advances and applications have multiplied rapidly....
