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Interview with Brett Williams, CEO of Verogen 对Verogen公司首席执行官布雷特·威廉姆斯的采访

Forensic genomics Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1089/forensic.2021.29003.dm

D. Mittelman

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Is the FBI's Criminal Justice Database, CODIS, Approaching Its Expiration Date? 联邦调查局的刑事司法数据库CODIS即将到期吗?

Forensic genomics Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1089/forensic.2021.29002.rk

R. Khan

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Introducing Forensic Genomics 法医基因组学介绍

Forensic genomics Pub Date : 2020-09-17 DOI: 10.1089/FORENSIC.2020.29001.MIT

D. Mittelman

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Heating Up Cold Cases: An Interview with Bruce Budowle on Human Identification 悬案升温:布鲁斯·巴道尔对人类身份识别的访谈

Forensic genomics Pub Date : 2020-09-17 DOI: 10.1089/forensic.2020.29000.int

David Mittelman Interview by

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The Family Perspective 家庭视角

Forensic genomics Pub Date : 2020-09-17 DOI: 10.1089/FORENSIC.2020.0002

W. Thomas

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Cold Cases Heat up with New Forensic DNA Methods 新的法医DNA方法使悬案升温

Forensic genomics Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1089/gen.40.09.05

Catherine Shaffer

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