He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted ...

Unidentified bodies and remains are commonly referred to as "John" and "Jane Doe's", a situation that is becoming so common that the U.S. Department of Justice ...

A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been ...

Sept. 10 (UPI) --Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA-themed Doodle on Wednesday. This Back to School Doodle looks at deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA, "a ...

A contamination crisis at Queensland's forensic lab has forced courts to delay serious criminal cases until next year as crucial DNA testing machines sit idle. The Sunday Mail can reveal critical ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The freshly minted boss of Queensland’s forensic service says there are likely creeps who should be in prison but are instead walking ...

Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second overall and ...

BOGOTA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient remains excavated at archeological sites near ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile on ...

The $14.8 million Marathon County Forensic Science Center held its grand opening on Aug. 13, offering a new facility for forensic autopsies and related services. The center aims to reduce travel time ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...