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 ...

Rape prosecution in India has always been a tricky task with the survivors often undergoing intimidation, social stigma, and ...

n the mid-1980s, tragedy struck two villages in Leicestershire, England. In two separate instances, three years apart, two teenage girls were raped and murdered on their way home from school. On ...

A body without a head or hands that was found hidden in a suitcase in New York state has finally been identified, 42 years after the victim was killed. According to a statement from the New York State ...

Our criminal justice system often functions in an environment which is saturated with social pressure, hostile witnesses, ...

Promega files patent for first-of-its-kind enzyme that minimizes stutter artifacts in STR analysis Reduced stutter polymerase enhances accuracy, efficiency and reliability of DNA profiling in forensic ...

Now, as we embark on the second quarter of the 21st century, what could Rhode Island look like in 2050? The staff at The ...

Researchers analyzed DNA methylation in human skeletal muscle and identified age-linked epigenetic markers that enable highly ...

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is finalizing a contract with a startup from Wisconsin to assess its forensics lab after former forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Wood was found to have ...