external In the Media February 28, 2018 Timothy Palmbach, associate professor and chair of forensic science, comments on how a 300-year-old bone found in a Cape Cod shipwreck could contain enough high-quality DNA for testing. He also notes that this is the first time the University of New Haven has done testing on a pirate bone. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/28/pirate-mystery-off-cape-cod-may-soon-solved-thanks-dna-testing/2AWLaeewiPgtshJYnwxE2J/story.html news-all news-in-the-media year-2018 month-february