News

10 May 2010 | Suspect's alibi easier to verify: First biological tests to link
suspects to time

It is now, for the first time, possible to ‘read’ at what time of the day biological material , such as blood or saliva, collected at a crime scene was deposited there. This could be an important new  tool in criminal investigation as the suspect’s alibi can be verified. Research results published in the journal International Journal of Legal Medicine.
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06 May 2010 | New genes involved in human eye color identified

Three new genetic loci have been identified with involvement in subtle and quantitative variation of human eye colour. The study, led by Manfred Kayser of the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is published May 6 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.
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22 March 2010 | Test available that predicts eye color

The Forensic Molecular Biology department of Erasmus MC has developed a test
that can predict, based on DNA, whether a person has blue or brown eyes.
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09 February 2010 | Library update

Our library has been updated with publications from 2008 - 2010.
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22 January 2010 | FGCN Launch Symposium

Introducing the Forensic Genomics Consortium research that cracks crime
FGCN is officially launched on the 19th of November 2009 in NFI, the Hague.
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