Recommended Titles and Treatises

Biotechnology

Forensic DNA typing: biology, technology, and genetics of STR markers

by John Butler. Elsevier. 2nd edition. 2005.
660 pages. Updated by new edition.

The author covers topics such as DNA extraction, degraded DNA, DNA testing and analysis, genotyping issues, DNA detection methods, laboratory validation, and parentage testing. The book also contains several appendices on topics such as allele frequencies, suppliers of analysis equipment, and DNA Advisory Board standards.