A new law governing the gathering and retention of data including biometric and DNA information has come into force in the UK. Under the Protection of Freedoms (PoF) Act, which received Roya... Read more
There’s an unknown number of evidence kits across the country — all with the key to solving cold cases — that sit untested Read more
Tens of thousands of children as young as ten are having their DNA swabbed and stored by police forces across the country, even if they are not charged with any offence. One force admitted t... Read more
On April 25, the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing on on H.R. 3361, the “Utilizing DNA Technology to Solve Cold Cases... Read more
Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday blocked police in most cases from collecting DNA samples when they arrest suspects in violent crimes and burglaries, dealing a blow to one of Gov. M... Read more
A Newcastle barrister has questioned New South Wales Government claims that DNA testing has been reduced to an average 14 day turnaround time. Two years ago the forensic testing backlog reac... Read more
The New South Wales Government is turning to robots to ensure a DNA testing backlog that has dogged the Hunter’s court system does not blowout again. Lawyers and prosecutors have been... Read more
The anti-terrorism squad (ATS), which is probing the 13/7 serial blasts, had painstakingly collected some vital evidence from a flat in Habib Apartment in Byculla (W), where two suspected Pa... Read more
Years Of Prosecutors Not Divulging Tainted Evidence And Flawed Lab Reports Coming To Light. Read more
Participants in the Fourth International Medical Genetics Conference called here on Wednesday for the creation of a national DNA database to help draw a map of genetic diseases. In statement... Read more