Investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) has emerged as a new, rapidly growing field of
forensic science. We describe the process whereby dense SNP data, commonly comprising …

The analysis of DNA from biological evidence recovered in the course of criminal
investigations can provide very powerful evidence when a recovered profile matches one …

Genetic genealogy provides crucial insights into the complex biological relationships within
contemporary and ancient human populations by analyzing shared alleles and …

This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in biological sciences from 2019 to
2022 as a part of the 20th INTERPOL International Forensic Science Managers Symposium …

Research on ancient and forensic DNA is related in many ways, and the two fields must deal
with similar obstacles. Therefore, communication between these two communities has the …

On the morning of October 19, 2004, an eight-year-old boy and a 56-year-old woman were
stabbed to death on an open street in the city of Linköping, Sweden. The perpetrator left his …

Since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, genomic sequencing has
become a prominent tool used by diverse disciplines in modern science. In the past 20 …

Investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) is a new technique for identifying criminal suspects
that has sparked controversy. The technique involves uploading a crime scene DNA profile …

In the past few years, cases with DNA evidence that could not be solved with direct matches
in DNA databases have benefited from comparing single-nucleotide polymorphism data with …

Over 30 million people worldwide have taken a commercial at-home DNA test, because they
were interested in their genetic ancestry, disease predisposition or inherited traits. Yet, these …