When the first mitochondrial reference genome was published as the Cambridge Reference Sequence in 1981, mitochondrial genomics in its current form was enabled for all investigational purposes[i]. This work was so instrumental to our understanding and utilization of mitochondrial information that...

As 2018 comes to a close, we reflect back on the substantial advancements made this year to bring massively parallel sequencing (MPS) into mainstream forensic use. Here is a sampling of some of the major milestones this year: