Articles

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Subjectivity and Bias in Forensic DNA Mixture Interpretation (with Itiel E. Dror), Science and Justice (2011)

The objectivity of forensic science decision making has received increased attention and scrutiny. However, there...

 

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The Y-STR Genetic Diversity of an Idaho Basque Population, with Comparison to European Basques and US Caucasians (with Josu Zubizarreta and Michael Christopher Davis), Human Biology (2011)

Fifty unrelated Basque males from southwest Idaho were typed for the 17 Y-STR loci in...

 

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The Genetics of Innocence: Analysis of 194 U.S. DNA Exonerations (with Emily West and Olga Akselrod), Annual Review of Genomics & Human Genetics (2011)

This new analysis of 194 DNA exonerations, representing 171 criminal events, examines the types of...

 

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Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of an Immigrant Basque Population: Loss of Diversity Due to Founder Effects (with Michael C. Davis and Stephen J. Novak), American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2011)

The Basques have a well-documented history of migration and settlement in the Americas, and they...

 

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Phenotypic and Cytologic Studies of Lymphoid Cells and Monocytes in Primary Culture of Porcine Bone Marrow During Infection of African Swine Fever Virus (with E. M. Karalova, Kh. V. Sargsyan, H. E. Voskanyan, L. O. Abroyan, A. S. Avetisyan, L. A. Hakobyan, H. H. Arzumanyan, H. S. Zakaryan, and Zaven A. Karalyan), In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal (2011)

We have modeled in vitro infection of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in primary unstimulated...

 

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Morphology, Morphometrics, and Molecular Characterization of Bryophrya gemmea n. sp. (Ciliophora, Colpodea): Implications for the Phylogeny and Evolutionary Scenario for the Formation of Oral Ciliature in the Order Colpodida (with William A. Bourland, Peter Vďačný, and Michael C. Davis), Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (2011)

We studied the morphology, morphometry, resting, and reproductive cysts, as well as the molecular phylogeny...

 

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DockoMatic - Automated Ligand Creation and Docking (with Casey W. Bullock, Reed B. Jacob, Owen M. McDougal, and Tim Andersen), BMC Research Notes (2010)

Background: The application of computational modeling to rationally design drugs and characterize macro biomolecular receptors...

 

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Ribonucleotide and Ribonucleoside Determination by Ambient Pressure Ion Mobility Spectrometry (with Abu B. Kanu, Simon D. Brandt, and Herbert H. Hill Jr.), Analytica Chimica Acta (2010)

Detection limits and reduced mobilities for 12 ribonucleotides and 4 ribonucleosides were measured by ambient...

 

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A Simple Method to Tune the Gross Antibacterial Activity of Cellulosic Biomaterials (with Lambrini Adamopoulos, Jason Montegna, Dimitris S. Argyropoulos, John Heitmann, and Lucian A. Lucia), Carbohydrate Polymers (2007)

A very preliminary approach for grossly tuning the antibacterial activity of cellulosic fibers has been...

 

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A Prototype Continuous Flow Polymerase Chain Reaction LTCC Device (with Korey Moeller, Jason Besecker, Amy Moll, Donald G. Plumlee, John Youngsman, and Janet M. Hampikian), Materials Science Forum (2007)

There is a growing need for remote biological sensing in both laboratory and harsh field...

 

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Exit to Freedom (with Calvin C. Johnson Jr.), Faculty Authored Books (2003)

This is the first-ever personal account of a wrongful conviction overturned by DNA evidence. "With...