A super-sensitive method of DNA fingerprinting has been declared fit for purpose by a panel of UK experts. “We are happy that the science is sound and secure, and that the systems have been properly ...

Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State University and chair of the workshop planning committee, moderated this session of the workshop, which focused on FDP (see Box 4-1). The panel featured speakers with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new rapid DNA testing program in Marion County produced a potential database match one day after technicians processed evidence ...

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner used forensic genetic genealogy to identify 1986 Fort Worth murder victim Brenda McLerran, though investigators are still searching for her killer.

The Carbon County Coroner’s Office says DNA testing will be needed to positively identify the person who died in a house fire ...

Crime documentaries and courtroom dramas offer only a glimpse into the complex world of forensic science. While DNA analysis plays a key role in identifying suspects or victims, the scope of ...

Forensic DNA analysis can provide conclusive evidence to trace specific individuals to a crime scene and has been instrumental in solving cold cases, exonerating the wrongfully accused and bringing ...

CHARLOTTE — The Cold Case Unit with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has identified a 2016 deceased victim as Kenneth Robert McCarthy using forensic investigative genetic genealogy. The ...

A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist violated standard testing protocols and manipulated DNA test results in hundreds of cases, prompting further investigation into her ...

John Butler, National Institute of Standards and Technology, began the session by identifying several issues that had come up repeatedly at the workshop as key areas for further research and work; he ...