REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN MAIN EVENT: NOVEMBER 18-20, 2024 Join NIST virtually on Tuesday November 18th – Thursday November 20th, 2024 to learn how NIST scientists are using advanced methods in metrology, computer science and statistics to strengthen forensic science. Topic Areas to be covered include: Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions during a virtual Q&A. OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS: …
DNA
FORENSICS@NIST 2024
Free to attend live multi-day webinar offered by NIST
Making Sense of Crime Scene DNA
Mother arrested in cold case death of newborn girl found in California dumpster 37 years ago
New Jersey Wants Your Baby’s Genes
A water bottle. Pizza crust. Chewing gum. How discarded DNA is used to find murder suspects
DNA lab error in Rohnert Park killing prompts mistrial. Inaccuracy could upend hundreds of other cases
Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic Genotyping, Forensic DNA Phenotyping, and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technologies
Proceedings of a 2024 National Academies of Sciences Workshop can be downloaded from this website.
Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions
North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fetanyl, cold case units
Forensic DNA Interpretation and Human Factors: Improving the Practice Through a Systems Approach
Report published by NIST in 2024