DNA sequencing, starting with Sanger's chain termination method in 1977 and evolving into
the next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques of today that employ massively parallel …

In the last decade, next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, alternatively massive
parallel sequencing (MPS), was applied to all fields of biological research. Its introduction to …

The biogeographical ancestry (BGA) of a trace or a person/skeleton refers to the component
of ethnicity, constituted of biological and cultural elements, that is biologically determined …

DNA profiling has emerged as the gold standard for the identification of victims in mass
disaster events providing an ability to identify victims, reassociate remains and provide …

The use of new sequencing technologies in forensic biology has been explored recently,
particularly using Illumina and Ion Torrent platforms. The MinION™, a single‐molecule …

Short tandem repeats, single nucleotide polymorphisms, and whole mitochondrial analyses
are three classes of markers which will play an important role in the future of forensic DNA …

The ability to provide accurate DNA-based forensic intelligence requires analysis of multiple
DNA markers to predict the biogeographical ancestry (BGA) and externally visible …

Sequence polymorphisms were characterized at 27 autosomal STRs (A-STRs), 7 X
chromosomal STRs (X-STRs), and 24 Y chromosomal STRs (Y-STRs) in 635 Northern Han …

As the field of forensic DNA analysis has started to transition from genetics to genomics, new
methods to aid in crime scene investigations have arisen. The development of informative …

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