Tag Archive for: short tandem repeat (STR)

One Twin Committed the Crime — But Which One? A New DNA Test Can Finger the Culprit

One night in November 1999, a 26-year-old woman was raped in…

Review: Trace DNA Sampling Success From Evidence Items Commonly Encountered in Forensic Casework

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Review: DNA Profiles from Clothing Fibers Using Direct PCR

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Review: Typing DNA Profiles from Previously Enhanced Fingerprints Using Direct PCR

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Review: STR Analysis Following Latent Blood Detection by Luminol, Fluorescein, and BlueStar

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Can the Law Enforcement’s DNA Database Tell Police Your Medical Information?

In a new study, researchers have developed a way to match forensic…