Maryland’s DNA law, which allows police to take samples of suspects’ genetic material for possible matches to other crimes, will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court next year,... Read more
Supreme Court justices are to meet privately Friday to weigh whether they will hear a major genetic-privacy case testing whether authorities may take DNA samples from anybody arrested for a... Read more
With a few quick clicks, Mark Szczepanski uploads the file from his desktop to a simple, red-and-white web page. A few seconds later, a bar graphic turns green. If Szczepanski was a police o... Read more
The Union government is working on a new version of a legislation that seeks to set up a national DNA data base of ‘offenders’, that allows for the collection and storage of DNA samples of t... Read more
Parliamentary report recommends that all officers in the South African Police Service should be trained in crime scene protection ALL officers in the South African Police Service (SAPS) shou... Read more
In the court room, forensics and science can be extremely powerful. Forensic chemists can tell the jury whether DNA was present, what drug the victim was given or what cleaning solution was... Read more
Tulsa police are asking family members of missing people to visit their booth at the Tulsa State Fair. The Tulsa Police Department’s crime scene unit will be available Friday and Saturday at... Read more
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, ad... 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 pr... 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... Read more