DNA testing has taken dangerous criminals off the streets, solved decades-old homicides, exonerated the falsely accused and freed the wrongly imprisoned. “It’s an exciting time,” Ed Wall, administrator of the state Justice Department’s Division... Read more
Panel recommends that it should ensure right to privacy to individuals A government-appointed committee has underlined several loopholes in a controversial bill that seeks to legalise DNA profiling in the country, recommending that the proposed... Read more
Starting next January, the University of North Texas will conduct Rapid DNA tests on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense. Rapid DNA machines are tools used for quick DNA analysis, often providing results within 90 minutes. The testing will... Read more
Forensic evidence is widely considered to be the result of purely objective lab tests, but there's growing proof that psychological bias plays a part Read more
The numbers are shocking: 1,100 people are in jail on the basis of evidence that may have been tampered with, and 34,000 criminal cases could be affected. The fallout stems from the work of just one forensic chemist, who is alleged to have faked... Read more
The days of police sending genetic evidence to state crime labs for DNA processing could soon be over. A new cloud-based DNA service has been specifically designed so local law enforcement officials can better access, search and reference... Read more
In an in-depth interview to Firstpost, GV Rao, DNA analyst and former chief staff scientist at the Hyderabad-based Centre For DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics discussed of critical issues facing the DNA testing in India, the problems with the... Read more
Over the last decade, the use of DNA tests to solve crimes has seen a significant rise in crime investigation in India. But forensic experts warn that the absence of standard practices, quality checks and regulation has resulted in irresponsible... Read more
A forensics error has led to an innocent man being held for five months on a charge of rape in the UK. The DNA sample from the rape victim was contaminated during a routine DNA extraction procedure, although this is thought to have been an isola... Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar has advised the Nigerian government to acquire DNA database for all the citizens in the country in order to bring down the rate of crime in the country. The IGP made the call during a... Read more