Advances in DNA sequencing technology help forensic biologists identify suspects where traditional DNA profiling has failed, including decades-old unsolved crimes.

You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

Of the 4,017 adult sex crime incident reports that had been suspended, the forensic science center reported 1,147 had associated sexual assault kits that were tested for DNA. 76 of those kits found ...

According to the available data, the number of pending cases, which stood at 16,040 on January 1 has decreased to 14,863 by March 31. This reflects an approximate reduction of 8 per cent, which is the ...

KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli says the new SAPS forensic laboratory marks a turning point in the province’s fight against ...

Rape cases could be solved quicker thanks to a forensic science breakthrough. Researchers in Canada have developed a "radical" new technique for analyzing evidence in sexual assault cases. They say ...

KwaZulu-Natal's newly inaugurated Mayville Forensic Science Laboratory aims to eliminate the province's dependence on external DNA processing, addressing a staggering backlog of over 13,000 cases and ...

The University of Tennessee's Forensic Anthropology Center is expanding with a new facility to triple case capacity and seek ...

KZN’s DNA problem: thousands of cases, one new lab ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C (WCIV) — There will soon be a new tool to fight and solve crime across the Lowcountry, with the Tri-County Biological Science Center on Leeds Avenue building unveiled today. The ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A now-former analyst at Houston Forensic Science Center is under the microscope after documents show she allegedly committed evidence processing errors that may impact several ...

University of New Haven forensic scientist Virginia Maxwell shows how she monitors calves at a farm through their lives, researching biomarkers and how they differ with stress or pain that may help ...