The DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG) regularly
publishes guidelines and recommendations concerning the application of DNA …

Designed as an accessible introduction to basic scientific principles and their application in
professional practice, Forensic Biology provides a concise overview of the field. Focusing …

It is now widely agreed that the Native American founders originated from a Beringian
source population∼ 15–18 thousand years ago (kya) and rapidly populated all of the New …

After several years of research, there is now a consensus that America was populated from
Asia through Beringia, probably at the end of the Pleistocene. But many details such as the …

Different lines of evidence point to the resettlement of much of western and central Europe
by populations from the Franco-Cantabrian region during the Late Glacial and Postglacial …

Analyzing genetic markers in nuclear and mitochondrial genomes is helpful in various
forensic applications, such as individual identifications and kinship analyses. However, most …

The medieval Norsemen or Vikings had an important biological and cultural impact on many
parts of Europe through raids, colonization and trade, from about AD 793 to 1066. To help …

The analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable region (HVR) sequence data
from ancient human remains provides valuable insights into the genetic structure and …

Massively parallel sequencing offers a fast and cost‐effective method for sequencing of the
whole mtDNA genome. The Precision ID mtDNA Whole Genome Panel amplifies the entire …

The identification of dog hair through mtDNA analysis has become increasingly important in
the last 15 years, as it can provide associative evidence connecting victims and suspects …