There is increasing evidence that many of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) databases published in the fields of forensic science and molecular anthropology are flawed. An a posteriori phylogenetic analysis of the sequences could help to eliminate most of the errors and thus greatly improve data quality. However, previously published caveats and recommendations along these lines were not yet picked...

Forensic anthropology is the discipline that traditionally deals with the examination of human remains for legal purposes and it derives from the fields of anatomy, physical anthropology and forensic medicine. For more than a century, forensic anthropologists in the United States have been offering their services in the court of law complementing the medico-legal investigation of other forensic...

www.cmj.hr Although the first official assembly of the International Society for Applied Biological Sciences (ISABS) was held in 2004, the Society had actually started with its activities in 1997 by organizing the international meeting in forensic and clinical genetics “First European-American Intensive Course in PCR Based Clinical and Forensic Testing.” In accordance with the Society’s mission...

Producing molecular imprinting-based materials has received increasing attention due to recognition selectivity, stability, cast effectiveness, and ease of production in various forms for a wide range of applications. The molecular imprinting technique has a variety of applications in the areas of the food industry, environmental monitoring, and medicine for diverse purposes like sample pretrea...

Submission to the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 54th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA February 11-16, 2002

Introduction The applications of microscopy in the forensic sciences are almost limitless. This is due in large measure to the ability of microscopes to detect, resolve and image the smallest items of evidence, often without alteration or destruction. As a result, microscopes have become nearly indispensable in all forensic disciplines involving the natural sciences. Thus, a firearms examiner c...