In the constantly evolving field of forensic science, processing DNA quickly and accurately is paramount. Recent advances in technology have transformed the landscape of forensic DNA analysis, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...

(FOX40.COM) — Advanced DNA analysis of cigarette butts at the scene of a 1966 murder helped police identify a suspect in the ...

Othram is identifying previously unidentified remains at a rate of more than one every two days, working with law enforcement to solve both ongoing and cold cases. A human skull, hidden between walls, ...

Forensic DNA analysis has fundamentally changed criminal investigations, providing an unprecedented level of accuracy in identifying suspects, exonerating the innocent, and solving cold cases. And ...

Suggested Citation: "Executive Summary." National Research Council. 1996. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5141. This committee was ...

You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a Hartford courtroom on Tuesday morning, prosecutors will begin presenting evidence in a case that went cold for years — a ...

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 ...