National Center for Forensic Science Director Will Provide Independent Advice to STRmix Dr. Ballantyne’s extensive ...

A forensic DNA analyst prepares a sample for analysis. Credit: Fred W. Baker/Department of Defense The National Institute of Standards ...

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 ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Forensic DNA analysis is one of law enforcement’s strongest tools in identifying unknown crime suspects, but it has its limitations. Researchers have found certain groups of people are ...

In April 2022, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) introduced the draft for the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, commonly referred to as the DNA Bill. The primary aim of ...

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, ...

The practices of the California-based lab whose novel DNA analysis techniques have been used to link accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann to the killings of several young women, and its ...