This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in biological sciences from 2016 to
2019 as a part of the 19th Interpol International Forensic Science Managers Symposium …

Sexual assault casework requires the collaboration of multiple agency staff to formalise an
investigative pipeline running from crime scene to court. While the same could be said of …

As an emerging technology, Rapid DNA has demonstrated its utility for law enforcement in
the provision of DNA profiling data at the point of arrest, often not requiring analyst review of …

The extraction of DNA is a fairly standard procedure routinely undertaken in biological
academic and research settings. In a forensic DNA context, DNA extraction is the crucial first …

Rapid DNA technologies recently gained significant momentum as a means to generate
DNA profiles faster than with standard laboratory workflows. Initially developed for the …

This systematic review describes and discusses three commercially available integrated
systems for forensic DNA analysis, ie, ParaDNA, RapidHIT, and ANDE. A variety of aspects …

In 2019 and 2020, disaster victim identification (DVI) simulations were conducted at the
Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research. Whole and fragmented cadavers …

Forensic laboratories are universally acknowledged as being overburdened, underfunded,
and in need of improved analytical methods to expedite investigations, decrease the costs …

Rapid DNA platforms are fully automated systems capable of processing DNA from
biological samples and interpreting the results in approximately 90 minutes with minimal …

Abstract Analysis of short tandem repeats (STRs) is a global standard method for human
identification. Insertion/Deletion polymorphisms (DIPs) can be used for biogeographical …