After reviewing DNA evidence from a cold case murder, Kirsty Wright uncovered systemic flaws and deception in a forensics ...

We’ve talked a lot about the "CSI Effect" in What Remains. Crime scene techs on popular TV shows use some magical scientific technology that doesn’t really exist to solve cases in less than an hour.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Key Takeaways: A New York judge ruled DNA evidence obtained from a cutting-edge technique can be used in ...

Promising new inroads into critical DNA testing has been forecast by Flinders University experts who have applied machine learning to DNA profiling. From medical diagnostics to forensic tests and ...

Kolkata: The forensic team scanning the gutted Pushpanjali Decorators godown for human remains are facing a stiff challenge ...

Claire Glynn, Ph.D. (fourth from right), and her students at a conference. Karen McDermott recently completed an internship that enabled her to apply her forensic genetic genealogy skills to help ...

Over the years, forensic science has undergone a significant transition from “trust the examiner” to “trust the scientific ...

As potential developments in the automation of DNA fingerprinting threaten to introduce vulnerabilities in the system, researchers develop ‘genetic barcodes’ to prevent sample tampering. DNA ...

Choose between criminology and forensic science in 2026. Behavioral social science and laboratory-based evidence analysis are ...