The Role of Mitochondrial DNA in 3-Parent IVF Babies: What Does It Mean for DNA Testing and Forensics?
Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), known as “three-parent IVF,” allows children to be born free of inherited mitochondrial disease—but with DNA from three individuals. While this is a triumph for reproductive medicine, it also complicates DNA testing and forensics. As an mtDNA aficionado, I break down the science what this means for the future of forensic DNA testing.
What’s New in the 2025 FBI Quality Assurance Standards? Notes from a Former SWGDAM Member
Two weeks after the 2025 FBI Quality Assurance Standards were released, here’s my take on key changes.
FORCE in Focus: Tracking SNP Panel Developments for Our Summer Data Summary
One of my personal goals for my summer “sabbatical” is to finish drafting an inter-laboratory study that—I'm embarrassed to admit—was presented more than two years ago. For whatever reason, this paper always got backburnered on my to-do list. And frankly, now I have no excuse but to get it done. So what am I doing now? Procrastinating just a tiny bit more with this blog post? No, definitely not! In order to gain inspiration and knowledge in preparation for this writing effort, I've done a literature review of the papers that have put the FORCE into action. And now that I have a blog, I've decided to put that information into a nice, tidy package in the form of a blog post.
For those who don't know what THE FORCE is, other than a form of Jedi superpower…
I Took Elon Musk’s Fork in the Road, and I’m Having the Time of My Life.
Since May 16, my last day in the office, I’ve started a business, launched a website, applied for grants, written a book proposal, and reconnected with my life in ways I didn’t expect.