June 23, 2011
The ISFG would like to pay tribute to the memory of the late George Carmody (1939-2011). Dr. Carmody, a native New Yorker, spent most of his career teaching evolutionary biology and population statistics at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He had a special interest in forens…
March 29, 2011
The inquiry launched by the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Commons (the British Parliament) examining the winding-down of the Forensic Science Service (FSS) has led to more than 400 pages of written statements submitted. All submissions can be read on the Commi…
Feb. 15, 2011
An update on the "Nuffield Report on the forensic use of bioinformation" has recently been published online . The report addresses recent developments in using DNA databases, the storage of bioinformation taken from witnesses, victims and children, and the possibility of inferri…
Dec. 28, 2010
The ISFG board has sent a letter to The Times to address the consequences of closing the Forensic Science Service (FSS) for the advancement of forensic genetic research in the UK. Sir Alec Jeffreys and Sir Edwin Southern are among the 33 signatories (see full text ).
Oct. 23, 2009
All ISFG members have now a direct and unrestricted link from the ISFG website to the journal FSI: Genetics . Members who have not yet registered for getting access to our website have to activate their personal profile on the ISFG website to use this service. Here you find inst…
