Senior lecturer Dr Hannah Moore said a crime scene house at the university provided "realistic scenario-based training" which was "vital for those who aspire to advance their careers in CSI and ...

A research team from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel framework to evaluate the soil microbial carbon pump (MCP), offering new insights into ...

Microbial systems offer distinct advantages in protein expression, saving costs and time, and offering well-characterized host genetics and ease of scale-up. 2 However, challenges remain in process ...

Over the past decade, every UK police force has assembled its own bespoke digital forensics unit (DFU), where cyber security experts are tasked with putting together digital evidence ahead of criminal ...

DENVER — Kristen Mittelman, a top executive at the forensics firm Othram, met Stacy Chapin at CrimeCon two years ago in Orlando. "I honestly don’t know why I was there. I mean, I’d been invited to be ...

Scientists have uncovered microbial DNA preserved in mammoth remains dating back more than one million years, revealing the oldest host-associated microbial DNA ever recovered. By sequencing nearly ...

For many people, forensic pathology seems forbidding and dark. It deals intimately with death, crime, and disaster and is most often represented through the artifice of television shows and movies.

The University of Nevada, Reno, in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Criminal Justice, is excited to announce the launch of Nevada’s first-ever Forensic Studies ...

A Twin Cities computer forensics expert under fire over allegations he embellished his educational and professional background is now the subject of an FBI investigation. Mark Lanterman, chief ...

Sexual assault crimes are some of the hardest to prove. They rely heavily on DNA evidence, typically sperm cells recovered from the victim’s body or clothing. But DNA isn’t always present — ...

In criminal investigations of sexual assault, DNA analysis often focuses on detecting the perpetrator’s sperm as evidence of intercourse. But what happens when no sperm is present—such as in cases ...

Each year, forensic firearm examiners play a pivotal role in thousands of criminal investigations, comparing spent bullets and cartridge cases to determine if they came from same gun. Their ...