Forensic crime labs around the world are gaining access to a powerful new tool. NOCIt, a computational breakthrough from Rutgers-Camden researchers Catherine M. Grgicak, Henry Rutgers Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Desmond Lun, Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science, provides a highly accurate method for determining the number of DNA contributors in… continue reading
Author: Julianna Jimenez | Forensic ScienceAbstract: Common forensic queries that guide interpretation of DNA evidence are: i) how many donors contributed to the biological evidence?; ii) whether a particular individual (i.e., who) donated?; and iii) by what mechanism (i.e., how) was that level of DNA deposited and recovered? In bulk treatments, where the DNA is… continue reading
Author: Anu J Khandelwal | Forensic ScienceAbstract: Classical, bulk DNA extraction methods extract DNA while the cells are still mixed. In so doing, classical data generating techniques prohibit DNA reports about sperm and, thus, only speak to, who did (not) contribute to the DNA. Single-cell pipelines address this gap by imaging or tagging each cell,… continue reading
