Forensics: New tool predicts eye, hair and skin color from a DNA sample of an unidentified individual
“Forensics: New Tool Predicts Eye, Hair and Skin Color from a DNA Sample of an Unidentified Individual.” ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily, 14 May 2018, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083926.htm.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083926.htm
I read an article about the international team which, is led by scientists from the School of Science at IUPUI and Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands, has developed a novel tool to accurately predict eye, hair and skin color from human biological material -- even a small DNA sample -- left, for example, at a crime scene or obtained from archeological remains. This all-in-one pigmentation profile tool provides a physical description of the person in a way that has not previously been possible by generating all three pigment traits together using a freely available webtool.
The tool is designed to be used when standard forensic DNA profiling is not helpful because no reference DNA exists against which to compare the evidence sample.The HIrisPlex-S DNA test system is capable of simultaneously predicting eye, hair and skin color phenotypes from DNA. Users, such as law enforcement officials or anthropologists, can enter relevant data using a laboratory DNA analysis tool, and the webtool will predict the pigment profile of the DNA donor.
I chose to use this article for my current event because I am very interested in DNA technology. In addition, I find most of our articles to be about murder innvestigations. During this difficult time I thought it might be nice to read something on a mor positive note.
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Dashiell Kwan
Mr. Ippolito
Forensics
4 October 2021
https://bhscsi.blogspot.com/2020/03/forensics-new-tool-predicts-eye-hair.html
“Forensics: New Tool Predicts Eye, Hair and Skin Color from a DNA Sample of an Unidentified Individual.” ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily, 14 May 2018, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083926.htm.
Something that this review does well is recapping the original article explains the situation well. The subject of this article is a very big deal, as there is a “novel tool to accurately predict eye, hair, and skin color from human biological material -- even a small DNA sample.” This main point is summarized clearly for the reader. Also, there is a strong use of vocabulary, mainly scientific terms like ‘phenotypes’ and ‘pigmentation’. Even if the commentary is short, it is pleasant to read and makes it a review.
An area that could be improved in this review is the length and quality of the commentary. Most of the review is just a summary, with a short paragraph of commentary at the end. Also, there were some spelling mistakes that could easily be corrected and increase the quality of this review. I find it underwhelming that the commentary comes at the end and just says that the author chose this article because most of the other articles were about murder and they wanted to read something on a positive note. Some commentary could have been added earlier on about the revolutionary invention of identifying a person through human material.
I chose this review to comment on because it seemed to have an interesting subject, and I was curious to see how this person would react. While I will definitely look out for the impacts of this article, I also learned how to write a good review. Commentary is key in a review because it makes the difference between a summary and an actual review. This was a valuable learning experience for me.
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