The Vermont Supreme Court has been asked to rule on the constitutionality of a 2009 law allowing the state to take DNA samples from people charged with but not yet convicted of crimes. Lower court rulings effectively have blocked the state from... Read more
IntegenX Inc., a leading developer of rapid human DNA identification technology, today launched its RapidHIT™ Human DNA Identification System to the European law enforcement and forensic communities at the 6th European Academy of Forensic Scienc... Read more
Mexico’s more than 600,000 municipal, state and federal law enforcement officers are being required to provide DNA, fingerprints and voice samples as part of a plan to update the records of police agencies, the Government Secretariat said. “For... Read more
South Australian biotech GeneWorks has developed a new DNA barcoding technology for use as a security and authentication tool. The technology has been designed for applications including anti-counterfeiting efforts, by invisibly marking protecte... Read more
Earlier this year, Maryland’s highest court held that collection of DNA samples from people arrested but not yet convicted violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures. Last week, Chief Justice John Robe... Read more
DNA analysis, ethical tribunals and diplomatic pressure are the new instruments that migrants’ organisations are wielding to combat the abuses suffered by undocumented migrants in Mexico and the United States. The Committee of Relatives of Dead... Read more
Police in Maryland can resume collecting DNA from suspects charged — but not yet convicted — in violent crimes, and the U.S. Supreme Court might be inclined to let them do so permanently. U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. issued an opinion ... Read more
Changes intended to include more people in New York’s DNA database of criminals has taken effect. New York is now collecting DNA samples from everyone convicted of a felony or penal misdemeanor. The so-called “all-crimes DNA” p... Read more
GE Healthcare Life Sciences, a business unit of GE Healthcare and NetBio, a leading provider of technologies for the emerging field of Rapid DNA Analysis, announced today an alliance to commercialize new, fast, cost effective and easy-to-use DNA... Read more
The Supreme Court signaled on Monday that it may review whether law enforcement officials may collect DNA samples from people who have been accused, but not convicted, of serious crimes. Chief Justice John Roberts put on hold an April 24 decisio... Read more