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Profiles in DNA

Vol. 12, No. 1, March 2009 (full issue 3190kb)



Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
140kb
Feature Article
Characterization of Genetic Markers of a Kawésqar Body and the Last Descendants of the Same Ethnic Group
732kb
Spotlight
Expansion of the European Standard Set of DNA Database Loci—the Current Situation
127kb
Products
Announcing the New PowerPlex® European Systems
148kb
Products
The PowerPlex® 16 HS System
297kb
Tech Tips
Utility of the [Auto]/[Y] Ratio When Using the Plexor® HY System
262kb
Announcements
New Members of the Genetic Identity Team
366kb

Vol. 11, No. 2, September 2008 (full issue 5,525kb)



Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
67kb
Feature Article
ISO Without Tears: What Every DNA Scientist Should Know
70kb
Feature Article
Bringing Laser Microdissection and On-Chip PCR Together
1,050kb
Automation
The Maxwell® 16 Low Elution Volume System for Forensic Casework:
Implementation and Routine Use in a Forensic Laboratory
223kb
Tech Tips
Automating the Plexor® HY System
56kb
Tech Tips
A Solution for the Split Peak and n–10 Artifacts at the vWA Locus in
PowerPlex® 16 and PowerPlex® ES Systems
119kb
Announcements
Useful Resources for Your Laboratory
54kb
   

Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2008 (full issue 898kb)



Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
63kb
Feature Article
DNA-Based Kinship Analysis
147kb
Automation
DNA Extraction Using the Tecan Freedom EVO® 200 and DNA IQ™ System
105kb
Spotlight
The Evaluation of Drug Paraphernalia—Recovery and Analysis of DNA from Crack Pipes Using the PowerPlex® 16 System
138kb
Case Report
Identifying the Parents of Two Abandoned Infants
56kb
Current Events
The US Y-STR Database
97kb
Announcements
The Maxwell® 16 Applications Database
133kb
Announcements
Newest Genetic Identity Team Members
82kb
   

Vol. 10, No. 2, September 2007 (full issue 2113kb)



Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
41kb
Feature Article
An Interview with Sir Alec Jeffreys
54kb
Feature Article
The Plexor® HY System: Not Solely a Quantitation Technique
152kb
Products
Introduction to Maxwell® 16 Low Elution Volume Configuration for Forensic Casework
161kb
Current Events
Validating Expert Systems: Examples with the FSS-i3™ Expert Systems Software
215kb
Spotlight
Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis: A Step Toward an Integrated Forensic Analysis System
776kb
Tech Tips
Automating the Differex™ System
68kb
   

Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2007 (full issue 2149kb)



Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
51kb
Feature Article
The Use of Real-Time PCR for Forensic Stain Identification
60kb
Feature Article
The Hidden Benefits of Real-Time PCR: Assessing and Addressing Qualitative Challenges
515kb
Tech Tips
An Introduction to PCR Inhibitors
56kb
Tech Tips
FSS-i3™ Expert Systems Software
1181kb
Case Report
Identifying Missing U.S. Servicemembers from the Korean War—
Do Storage Conditions Affect the Success Rate of mtDNA Testing?
233kb
Announcement
Newest Members of the Genetic Identity Team
190kb
   

Vol. 9, No. 2, September 2006 (full issue 644kb)



Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
48kb
Feature Article
Debunking Some Urban Legends Surrounding Validation
Within the Forensic DNA Community
76kb
Feature Article
Nanotechnology and its Potential in Forensic DNA Analysis
216kb
Current Events
Creating and Managing Effective Y-STR Databases
272kb
Spotlight
Using Process Mapping to Improve Efficiency in a Forensic Laboratory
189kb
Tech Tips
Manufacturing Changes to the PowerPlex® 16 System: Frequently Asked Questions
59kb
Automation
Automation in a Forensic Laboratory: An Update
57kb
   

Vol. 9, No. 1, February 2006 (full issue 692kb)

 

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Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
64kb
Feature Article
Forensic Applications of the Maxwell™ 16 Instrument
246kb
Feature Article
Somatic Mutation Study of Hair Roots in an Individual
151kb
Automation
The DNA IQ™ System on the Tecan Freedom EVO® 1000
207kb
Automation
Automating the DNA IQ™ System on the Biomek® 3000 Laboratory Automation Workstation
207kb
Case Reports
Use of PowerPlex® 16 and PowerPlex® Y Systems to Analyze a Complex Forensic DNA Mixture from an Incestuous Rape Case
116kb
Announcements
Newest Member of the Genetic Identity Team
65kb
Complete Issue 692kb

Vol. 8 No. 2, September 2005 (full issue 1,174kb)


  Vol. 8, No. 1, April 2005 (full issue 492kb)

Vol. 7, No. 2, September 2004 (full issue 809kb)

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Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
48kb
Feature Article
Comparison of Multiple STR Platforms and Instrumentation
234kb
Current Events
The Use of PowerPlex® 16 and PowerPlex® ES Systems with the ABI PRISM® 3100-Avant Genetic Analyzer
247kb
Products
A New, Rapid Method to Separate Sperm and Epithelial Cells
236kb
Current Events
Automated DNA Normalization and STR Multiplex Setup Methods
38kb
Tech Tips
Automation in a Forensic Laboratory
60kb
Case Report
Male DNA Fingerprints Say More
144kb
Announcements
Newest Members of the Promega Genetic Identity Team
60kb

Vol. 7, No. 1, March 2004 (full issue 901kb)

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Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
58kb

Feature Article
Creating and Maintaining an Arrestee Database in Virginia—Policy and Practical Aspects

84kb
Current Events
From Grave to Grave—Electronic Chain of Custody for High-Throughput Laboratories
466kb

Products
The Penta BEC Multiplex Primers from Promega: Additional Loci Available for Identity Testing

120kb

Tech Tips
The PowerPlex® Y System

68kb
Case Reports
When is a Kiss Just a Kiss?
54kb
Announcements
The PowerPlex® Y Haplotype Database
183kb
Announcements
Introducing the Newest Member of the Promega Genetic Identity Team
171kb

Vol. 6, No. 2, September 2003 (full issue 712kb)

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Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
75kb

Feature Article
Son, Give Up Your Gun:
Presenting Y-STR Results in Court

163kb
Products
The PowerPlex® Y System
152kb

Tech Tips
Troubleshooting Capillary Electrophoresis Systems

407kb

Tech Tips
Validation Questions and Answers

76kb
Case Reports
Another Reason to Quit Smoking
76kb

Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2003 (full issue 517kb)

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Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
41kb

Feature Article
Y Chromosome-Specific STRs

82kb
Feature Article
Defining a New Forensic Discipline: Microbial Forensics
61kb

Tech Tips
Spectral Calibration or Making a Matrix

50kb
50 Years of the Double Helix
Celebrating the Double Helix
DNA Typing Timeline
State of Virginia Achieves Milestone of 1000 "Cold Hits"
245kb

Vol. 5, No. 2, September 2002 (full issue 743kb)

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Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
45kb

Feature Article
Dealing with Increasing Casework Demands for DNA Analysis

74kb
Feature Article
The MeowPlex: A New DNA Test Using Tetranucleotide STR Markers for the Domestic Cat
118kb

Products
Forensic Extraction and Isolation of DNA from Hair, Tissue, and Bone

137kb
Products
DNA Purification from Various Sample Types Using the DNA IQ™ System
47kb
Comments
Customizing Genotyper® Allele-Call Macros—PowerTyper™ 16 Macro, Version 2
47kb
Award-Winning Products for the DNA Typing Community 82kb

Vol. 5, No. 1, February 2002 (full issue 1,454kb)

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Editorial
Letter From Editor - Trademarks - Meeting Calendar
73kb

Feature Article
Robotic Extraction of Mock Sexual Assault Samples Using the Biomek® 2000 and the DNA IQ™ System

294kb
Legal Focus
DNA Database Legislation and Legal Issues
77kb

Products
Development of PowerPlex® Matrix and Sample Protocols on the ABI PRISM® 3100

294kb
Tech Tips
DNA IQ™ System "Frequently Asked Questions"
73kb

Vol. 4, No. 3, July 2001 (full issue 4,255kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
73kb
Feature Article
DNA Typing from Skeletal Remains: Evaluation of Multiplex and Megaplex STR Systems on DNA Isolated from Bone and Teeth Samples
1,053kb
Feature Article
Development of a Human DNA Quantitation System
247kb
Legal Focus
Wisconsin Innocence Project: Case Report
148kb
Current Events
Requirements for Complete Validation of an STR Product
78kb
Products
DNA IQ™: The Intelligent Way to Purify DNA
162kb

Vol. 4, No. 2, January 2001 (full issue 5,408kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
88kb
Feature Article
Megaplex STR Analysis from a Single Amplification: Validation of the PowerPlex® 16 System
482kb
Feature Article
The Isolation and Identification of Neanderthal Mitochondrial DNA
292kb
Feature Article
Use of 12cm Plates on an ABI PRISM ® 377 DNA Sequencer For Eight-Loci STR Multiplex Genotyping
593kb
Current Events
The Second European-American Intensive Course in PCR-Based Clinical and Forensic Testing
211kb
Meeting Report
Promega STR Educational Forums Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
159kb
Tech Tips
PowerPlex® 16 Training and Troubleshooting Guide
941kb
Announcements
Newest Members of the Promega Genetic Identity Team
189kb

Vol. 4, No. 1, August 2000 (full issue 4,535kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
60kb
Feature Article
The PowerPlex™ 16 System
651kb
Feature Article
The Spanish and Portuguese ISFG Working Group: Ten Years Coordinating DNA Typing In Spain, Portugal and Latin America
81kb
Meeting Report
Spring 2000 STR MegaPlex Technology Workshop
131kb
Meeting Report
I Simposio Iberamericano de Criminalística y Criminología de la AICEF-GITAD February 16­18, 2000, Montevideo, Uruguay
230kb
Meeting Report
I Encontro Nacional Sobre DNA Forense April 6­7, 2000, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
73kb
Legal Focus
The Wisconsin Innocence Project
143kb
Tech Tips
PowerPlex™ 16: "Frequently Asked Questions"
91kb
Announcements
Regional Technical Specialists Join Promega's Genetic Identity Team
182kb

Vol. 3, No. 3, February 2000 (full issue 11,578kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
354kb
Feature Article
The Role of DNA Evidence in Finding and Convicting My Assailant
424kb
Feature Article
Meeting the Growing Demand for DNA Typing Results in the Justice System
99kb
Legal Focus
John Doe, D1S7, D2S44, D5S110, D10S28, D17S79, Charged with Rape
452kb
Current Events
STR Allele Concordance Between Different Primer Sets--A Brief Summary
80kb
Meeting Report
The 10th International Symposium on Human Identification
367kb
Meeting Report
Shanghai Symposium on DNA Typing for Human Identification
861kb
Tech Tips
TWGDAM Validation of the GenePrint® PowerPlex™ 1.1/Amelogenin and FFFL Systems
369kb

Vol. 3, No. 2, September 1999 (full issue 9,184kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
61kb
Feature Article
The GenePrint® PowerPlex™ 2.1 System for the FBI Selection of Thirteen CODIS Core STR Loci and the Seven Standard STR Loci for ENFSI
644kb
Case Report
DNA Analysis: A Powerful Investigative Tool
566kb
Current Events
The Evolution of Quality Standards for Forensic DNA Analyses in the United States
94kb
Meeting Report
II Latin American Symposium on Human Identification
1,025kb
Tech Tips
Ask Us: GenePrint® PowerPlex™ 2.1 System
102kb

Vol. 3, No. 1, June 1999 (full issue 12,145kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
94kb
Feature Article
DNA Typing in Action: Databasing in the Commonwealth of Virginia
688kb
Feature Article
The GITAD Project: DNA Typing in Latin America
161kb
Feature Article
New Version 8.0 Software for the Hitachi FMBIO® Fluorescence Imaging System
488kb
Tech Tips
Questions and Answers on the New Version 8.0 Software for the Hitachi FMBIO® Imaging System
77kb
Meeting Report
Hitachi FMBIO® User's Group Meeting March 1999
74kb
Meeting Report
Human Identity Trade Association Meetings February and April 1999
91kb
Announcements
Regional Technical Specialist Joins Promega Genetic Identity Team
378kb

Vol. 2, No. 3, January 1999 (full issue 916kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
156kb
Feature Article
STR Analysis by Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
272kb
Feature Article
Rapid Isolation of Genomic DNA from Small Quantities of Human Tissue
309kb
Legal Focus
Defense Tactics for DNA Litigation
171kb
Current Events
DNA Analysis in China
175kb
Meeting Report
The Ninth International Symposium on Human Identification
137kb
Tech Tips
Tools for Analysis of Population Statistics
287kb

Vol. 2, No. 2, September 1998 (full issue 1,412kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
61kb
Feature Article
Development of Highly Polymorphic Pentanucleotide Tandem Repeat Loci with Low Stutter
146kb
Feature Article
Parentage Testing in the United States: The Role of the American Association of Blood Banks
87kb
Legal Focus
How to Succeed as an Expert Witness
115kb
Meeting Report
The Second European Symposium on Human Identification
143kb
Products
Promega's GenePrint™ PowerPlex™ System Receives "Top 100 Innovative Products" Award from R & D Magazine
433kb
Tech Tips
Ask Us: "Frequently Asked Questions"
93kb

Vol. 2, No. 1, May 1998 (all articles 304kb)

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Editorial
DNA Technology: Where Is It Going?
24kb
Feature Article
Problem Solving: DNA Data Acquisition and Analysis
65kb
Feature Article
STR Data Goes to Court: A Laboratory Perspective
29kb
Current Events
The National Forensic Science Technology Center: Science Serving Justice
29kb
Meeting Report
Hitachi FMBIO® Users Group Meeting: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, January 1998
19kb
Tech Tips
STR Information on the Internet
82kb
Products
GenePrint™ Custom Protocols
77kb

Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1998 (all articles 510kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
77kb
Feature Article
Multiplex STR Analysis by Capillary Electrophoresis
54kb
Case Report
Mitochondrial DNA: State of Tennessee v. Paul Ware
138kb
Case Report
DNA Analysis in a Forensic Investigation: Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1997
20kb
Meeting Report
The First Latin American Symposium on Human Identification
34kb
Meeting Report
The Eighth International Symposium on Human Identification
28kb
Meeting Report
The 17th International ISFH Congress
30kb
Current Events
CODIS Program Overview
62kb
Current Events
Statistical Analysis of STR Data
32kb
Tech Tips
Statistical Analysis of STR Data
32kb
Announcements
Career and Training Information
102kb

Vol. 1, No. 2, August 1997 (all articles 650kb)

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Editorial
From the Editor
258kb
Feature Article
Use of the GenePrint™ CSF1PO, TPOX, TH01 Multiplex System (CTT) for the Analysis of DNA Evidence in a Serial Killer Case
400kb
Feature Article
Effective Use of DNA Evidence in Jury Trials
281kb
Current Events
STRBase: A Short Tandem Repeat DNA Database
242kb
Products
Why Use a Size Marker and Allelic Ladders in STR Analysis?
444kb
Tech Tips
GenePrint™ Light Chemiluminescent Detection
375kb
Announcements
Symposia and Training Information
228kb

Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1997 (all articles 377kb)

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Editorial
Introducing Profiles in DNA
18kb
Feature Article
Presenting DNA Evidence at Trial: The "K.I.S.S. Principle"
29kb
Feature Article
The National Institute of Justice Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program
28kb
Current Events
The Human Identity Trade Association (HITA)
28kb
Current Events
Meeting Report: The American Academy of Forensic Sciences
19kb
Products
GenePrint™ STR Multiplexes: Reliability, Flexibility and Throughput
in Database and Casework-Compatible STR Analysis
220kb
Tech Tips
Ask Us
33kb
Announcements
Symposia and Training Information
51kb

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