South Africa’s forensic DNA system is in crisis, with nearly 300,000 exhibit entries pending analysis, leaving victims of ...

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 ...

Software Has Proven Highly Effective in Interpreting Complex Crime Scene Evidence This advancement gives us the ability to interpret complex mixtures that were previously uninterpretable using binary ...

Forensic science plays a vital role in identifying, characterizing, and quantifying physical and biological traces recovered from crime scenes — a task that ...

This volume offers recommendations for handling DNA samples, performing calculations, and other aspects of using DNA as a forensic tool. It addresses two major areas - determination of DNA profiles ...

John Ramsey says forensic genetic genealogy could finally name his daughter's killer as Boulder police confirm the CBI DNA ...

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 ...

The Natural Traces Consortium is transforming forensic science by expanding the range of evidence sources to include ...

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The Lab scandal involving a former Colorado forensic scientist has renewed attention on the decades-old murder investigation ...

When a serious crime occurs, the public often sees police officers, detectives, and court proceedings. However, behind every successful criminal investigation lies another group of professionals who ...

Vass said archaeological discoveries often end up as stored artifacts, with little attention paid to the people behind them.