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... 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 enforc... 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... 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, qual... 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 pr... 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 crim... Read more
The Forensic Genetics Policy Intiative (FGPI), a project of the Council for Responsible Genetics, GeneWatch UK and Privacy International, is an international project to raise awareness of th... Read more
A new version of a draft law that proposed to set up a national DNA fingerprint database of criminals, including rapists, murderers and kidnappers, plans to substantially expand the type of... Read more
The government plans to introduce a bill in Parliament that aims to create a pool of “DNA profiles” of “offenders” as part of efforts to make crime detection more eff... Read more