Free Software Resources

The forensim package for the free R statistical software is dedicated to forensic DNA mixtures interpretation. It provides tools to simulate mixture cases, and analytical tools to interpret data. The codes have been developed by Hinda Haned (Lyon). http://forensim.r-forge.r-project.org/ Recently, a paper has been published by H. Haned: Forensim: An open-source initiative for the evaluation of statistical methods in forensic genetics FSI Genetics 2010 (in press) DOI Link MixtureCalc v1.2 (Freeware version): A free Excel solution to aid the interpretation of mixtures based on both qualitative and quantitative information using data from an exported GeneMapper file (Copyright: Scottish Police Services Authority – submitted by Ben Mallinder). Demonstrated at the Copenhagen Course in Forensic Genetics - June 2010.

• MixtureCalc v1.2 Excel sheet
• License Agreement
• Standard Operation Procedures
• Workshop Examples

Mixture Analysis: A freeware solution to aid the interpretation of mixtures using peak height / or area information using an Excel spreadsheet (Copyright P.D. Gill, Glasgow)

• Excel sheet
• Documentation

David Balding's software described in Balding DJ, Buckleton J, Interpreting low template DNA profiles FSI Genetics, 4: 1-10, 2009 DOI Link can be retrieved from his personal website (see section Software): http://www.zebfontaine.eclipse.co.uk/djb.htm All software is written in R, and extra features are available: "the code also includes features not described in that paper, such as consideration of relatives of the alleged contributor, and incorporation of replicates and of two unknown contributors. *** 21/6/10 Previous two files LR1unk.R and LR2unk.R are now merged into a single file LTDNALR.R"