The interpretation of mixed profiles from DNA evidentiary material is one of the more
challenging duties of the forensic scientist. Traditionally, analysts have used a “binary” …

DNA analysis is frequently used to acquire information from biological material to aid
enquiries associated with criminal offences, disaster victim identification and missing …

A method for interpreting autosomal mixed DNA profiles based on continuous modelling of
peak heights is described. MCMC is applied with a model for allelic and stutter heights to …

DNA evidence is widely used in the modern justice system. Statistical methodology plays a
key role in ensuring that this evidence is collected, interpreted, analysed and presented …

Designed as an accessible introduction to basic scientific principles and their application in
professional practice, Forensic Biology provides a concise overview of the field. Focusing …

DNA ty** has become a mainstay in the characterization of forensic biological evidence
which allows analyses of a wide range of biological materials for direct and indirect (or …

We discuss the interpretation of DNA profiles obtained from low template DNA samples. The
most important challenge to interpretation in this setting arises when either or both of “drop …

Abstract The introduction of Short Tandem Repeat (STR) DNA was a revolution within a
revolution that transformed forensic DNA profiling into a tool that could be used, for the first …

Probabilistic genoty** has become widespread. EuroForMix and DNAStatistX are both
based upon maximum likelihood estimation using a γ model, whereas STRmix™ is a …

Although likelihood ratio (LR) based methods to analyse complex mixtures of two or more
individuals, that exhibit the twin phenomena of drop-out and drop-in has been in the public …