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DNA Analysis Faster At Room Temperature

DNA microarrays are one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology today. The devices, which can be used to probe biological samples and detect particular genes or genetic sequences, are employed in everything from forensic analysis to disease detection to drug development.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196812.php

Device May Help Spot Hidden Graves Without Digging

A new technology that's said to detect decomposing bodies in the ground could help police find murder victims in concealed graves, even under concrete, its developers say.

The device can detect trace amounts of ninhydrin-reactive nitrogen (NRN) that collects in air pockets above and close to grave soil, scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) explained in a news release. Air samples are collected using a small probe inserted into the ground.

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100261827>1=31036


FAMILIAL DNA TESTING MAY UNFAIRLY TARGET PEOPLE OF COLOR

Widespread use of familial DNA testing to capture suspects, may result in communities of color being unfairly targeted, believe some experts.
According to Peter Bibring, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, since familial DNA was successfully used in the capture of Lonnie David Franklin Jr., the alleged Grim Sleeper who killed 11 victims between 1985 and 2007, prosecutors argue that it should be more widely used.
The technique not only raises issues of constitutionality and rights to privacy, but fairness.

http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/west-edition/Familial-DNA-testing-may-unfairly-target-people-of-color-100002884.html

Mobile Forensics India

When cell phones or other cellular devices are involved in a crime or other incident, forensic examiners require tools that allow the proper retrieval and speedy examination of information present on the device. This report gives an overview of current forensic software, designed for acquisition, examination, and reporting of data discovered on cellular handheld devices, and an understanding of their capabilities and limitations.

Forensic Investigator must ensure the retrieval of data
without alteration!
– Imaging
• As most MS’s now have flash upgradeable Operating Systems, etc. this
is usually a straightforward process
• However, manufacturer’s are reluctant to provide access to the tools to
achieve this
• Independent tools known as Flashers are available for most
mainstream MS’s but have no recognised legal status in some parts of
the world.
– Data suites
• Provided by manufacturers
• Allow access to SMS/MMS, call registers, phonebooks, etc. as stored
on phone
• Cannot access memory directly

The Network Operators can provide detailed data on
calls made/received, message traffic, data transferred
and connection location/timing
• The HLR can provide;
– Customer name and address
– Billing name and address (if other than customer)
– User name and address (if other than customer)
– Billing account details
– Telephone Number (MSISDN)
– IMSI
– SIM serial number (as printed on the SIM-card)
– PIN/PUK for the SIM
– Subscriber Services allowed

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Forensic Entomology: TIME SINCE DEATH

BODY TEMPERATURE MODELS OF BODY COOLING

After death, body temperature progressively declines until it reaches the temperature of its surrounding.
The cooling of a body (also called 'algor mortis') is determined by physical rules and involves four different mechanisms of heat transfer: conduction, radiation, convection and evaporation.

hen temperature is plotted against time, the postmortem cooling of the human body is best represented by a sigmoid or biexponential curve that comprises three successive periods:
• An initial phase, in which the body temperature remains relatively even - the so-called 'temperature plateau' or 'lag period'. This period usually lasts 0.5-3 h, with important (and unpredictable)inter-individual variations.
• An intermediate phase, in which temperature drops rapidly and almost linearly.
• A terminal phase, in which this drop progressively slows as the core temperature approaches that of the environment.

Source: TIME SINCE DEATH

Bedbugs in Forensic Cases: Their Importance

Bedbugs (or bed bugs) are small, elusive, parasitic insects of the family Cimicidae. In common use, the term usually refers to one species, Cimex lectularius, that feeds preferentially on human blood

Bedbugs have been around for thousands of years; have a distinctive smell, unusual sex habits and strong immune systems; and are useful in CSI cases as the bloodsuckers are living repositories of DNA evidence.

Bloodsucking insects are useful for forensic science because human DNA can be extracted from the meals that the bugs have consumed. Scientists at Texas A&M and Virginia Tech have successfully been able to isolate human DNA from bed bugs. It's been amplified and sequenced, and the biological material is of sufficient quality that it can be used to identify individuals. Proof of principle came in a paper published in 2006 in the Journal of Agric. Urban Entomol. Engorged bed bugs were collected from a human volunteer and from field sites in New York and Texas. The scientists found that viable DNA was retrieved from those bed bug specimens that had been alcohol preserved, air dried, and frozen.

The big advantage that these creatures have over other bloodsucking bugs for forensic science is that they don't stay with the host. So if police are after a fugitive and believe he/she stayed at a particular location, they could examine the bed bugs - if there is an infestation - because they would still be in the room long after the suspect had fled.

Forensic Experts: Lost images of Ansel Adams found

Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park. One of his most famous photographs was Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California. :)

When antiques enthusiast Rick Norsigian of Fresno purchased dozens of glass negatives at a garage sale a decade ago, he had no idea he had stumbled upon images believed taken by Ansel Adams.
Not everybody is convinced the negatives are authentic.
Adams' grandson said Tuesday he was doubtful the images were shot by his late grandfather.
Even so, the skepticism did little to dampen Norsigian's excitement.
"It's kind of beyond words," Norsigian, 64, said Tuesday. "After 10 years of my life, trying to prove this and finding the people that were not afraid (to authenticate the images). This day has been long coming. It's just like a relief."
On Tuesday, Norsigian, a painter for the Fresno Unified School District, and his attorney presented the findings of a team of art and forensic experts that they say have authenticated 65 images among thousands considered lost by Adams in a 1937 darkroom fire.

“Grim Sleeper” serial killer- In A Nut Shell

The "Grim Sleeper" did give some sleepless nights to the Los Angeles County. Being stated as one of the most startling cases to be solved; this case has opened avenues to be considered very seriously by the Forensic Officers.

The Preview: Grim Sleeper is the nickname for a serial killer in Los Angeles, California believed to be responsible for at least 11 murders and one attempted murder in Los Angeles since 1985. The attacker was dubbed the "Grim Sleeper" because he apparently took a 14-year hiatus from his crimes, from 1988 to 2002.

The Investigation and Arrest: Well the Wikipedia would give you more Information but in brief the investigation took 25years..with the arrest of Lonnie Franklin Jr., 57 The arrest was made on July7, 2010


What is gripping is the way he was caught! Heard of familial DNA??... Well if you haven't its the first Familial DNA Case- Familial coz it is the DNA of a very close RELATIVE!! YES..RELATIVE...NOT YOUR OWN..BUT YOUR CLOSEST RELATIVE...

The familial search in the Grim Sleeper case began at a lab of the state’s Bureau of Forensic Services in Richmond, Calif., where forensic scientists came up with a list of 200 partial DNA matches from a database that contains 1.3 million profiles.

To narrow down their list of 200, they analyzed the Y chromosome, the male sex-determining chromosome that is passed from father to son. One person, a man who had recently been convicted on a felony weapons charge, was an exact match to the Y chromosome of crime-scene DNA. Next, using corroborating information like birth certificates and Google mapping, researchers figured out that the matching person’s father would be a viable suspect.

But the advent of familial searches raises important questions that may be better answered with a more sweeping authority: national mandatory standards governing the method and appropriate use of the technique. But how might these technologies be mis-used in the future?

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