Forensic DNA Applications

Dragan Primorac, M.D., Ph.D., is a pediatrician, forensic expert, and geneticist. Currently, he serves as an adjunct professor at Eberly College of Science, The Pennsylvania State University, and the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, the University of New Haven in the United States, and at medical schools at universities in Split, Osijek, and Rijeka in Croatia. He is also a professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Osijek, Croatia, Medical School REGIOMED, Coburg, Germany, and professor emeritus at The National Forensic Sciences, University Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Moses S. Schanfield, Ph.D. held undergraduate and master's degrees in anthropology and a Ph.D. degree in human genetics. A professor of forensic science and anthropology at George Washington University, Professor Schanfield made widespread contributions to the field and, sadly, passed away in January 2021.

"The most comprehensive volume on forensic and ancestral DNA analysis yet published… a valuable reference volume for practitioners and a potential textbook for upper-division and graduate courses in forensic biology." – From the Foreword by R.E. Gaensslen, Professor Emeritus, Forensic Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

• Part I: General Background and Methodological Concepts 1. Basic Genetics and Human Genetic Variation 2. Forensic DNA Analysis and Statistics 3. Forensic Aspects of mtDNA Analysis 4. Y-Chromosome in Forensic Science 5. Forensic Application of X-Chromosome STRs 6. Increasing the Efficiency of Typing Challenged Forensic Biological Samples 7. Mixtures and Probabilistic Genotyping 8. Rapid DNA Part II - Uses and Applications 9. Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence 10. Mass Disaster Victim Identification by DNA 11. Bioterrorism and Microbial Forensics 12. Forensic Animal DNA Analysis 13. Application of DNA-Based Methods in Forensic Entomology 14. Forensic Botany: Plants as Evidence in Criminal Cases and as Agents of Bioterrorism Part III – Recent Developments and Future Directions in Human Forensic Molecular Biology 15. Forensic Body Fluid and Tissue Identification 16. Evolving Technologies in Forensic DNA Analysis 17. Prediction of Physical Characteristics, Such as Eye, Hair, and Skin Color Based Solely on DNA 18. Molecular Autopsy 19. Genetic Genealogy in the Genomic Era Part IV: Law, Ethics, and Policy 20. DNA as Evidence in the Courtroom 21. Some Ethical Issues on Forensic Genetics 22. DNA in Immigration and Human Trafficking 23. DNA Databases