This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in biological sciences from 2016 to
2019 as a part of the 19th Interpol International Forensic Science Managers Symposium …

DNA analysis for forensic investigations is based on the idea that each individual is
genetically unique, except in cases of monozygotic twins. DNA obtained from biological …

Improving accuracy of the available predictive DNA methods is important for their wider use
in routine forensic work. Information on age in the process of identification of an unknown …

Background Greying of the hair is an obvious sign of human aging. In addition to age, sex-
and ancestry-specific patterns of hair greying are also observed and the progression of …

Traditional forensic identification relies on forensic experts to manually extract information
and provide identification opinions based on medicine, biology and other fields of …

Freckles or ephelides are hyperpigmented spots observed on skin surface mainly in
European and Asian populations. Easy recognition and external visibility make prediction of …

DNA-based prediction of externally visible characteristics has become an established
approach in forensic genetics, with the aim of tracing individuals who are potentially …

Predictive DNA analysis of externally visible characteristics exerts an increasing influence
on contemporary forensic and anthropological investigations, with pigmentation traits …

The idea of forensic DNA intelligence is to extract from genomic data any information that
can help guide the investigation. The clues to the externally visible phenotype are of …

Genetic prediction of different hair phenotypes can help reconstruct the physical appearance
of an individual whose biological sample is analyzed in criminal and identification cases. Up …