Researchers have developed a new method for human identification, which could be a powerful new tool for forensic ...

The curated articles show how advances in forensic science have solved cold cases after decades. Authorities use DNA testing and genetic genealogy to identify victims and suspects from cases once ...

Promega files patent for first-of-its-kind enzyme that minimizes stutter artifacts in STR analysis Reduced stutter polymerase enhances accuracy, efficiency and reliability of DNA profiling in forensic ...

Serial rapist Sihle Makaula's conviction underscores the power of DNA evidence in prosecuting gender-based violence in South ...

A recent forensic discovery suggests that the infamous killer could have been Aaron Kosminski, but the evidence still raises ...

Can DNA testing correct wrongful convictions after death? Explore the legal meaning of posthumous DNA testing and what it ...

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is finalizing a contract with a startup from Wisconsin to assess its forensics lab after former forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Wood was found to have ...

A judge on Thursday sentenced a Florida man to 25 years in prison in a 1987 rape and abduction at a Woodbridge gas station -- ...

Researchers have used DNA from strands of hair to identify a teenage victim of the Hiroshima atomic bombing nearly 80 years ...

MINNEAPOLIS — At least 75 DNA samples at the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Laboratory have potentially been contaminated. The sheriff's office says the contamination was discovered ...