The Punjab government has initiated DNA testing to curb child trafficking and exploitation for begging. Directed by Social ...

The Supreme Court acquitted a man on death row, citing flaws in forensic evidence. It set nationwide directives for handling DNA samples, emphasizing precise documentation and secure procedures. The ...

“The idea that trauma and violence can have repercussions into future generations should help people be more empathetic,” co-senior study author Connie Mulligan said.

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A DNA Technique Is Finding Women Who Left Their Babies for Dead Genetic genealogy is identifying the mothers of deceased newborns found abandoned, shedding light on crimes that went unsolved for ...

China offered multiple countries help with covid-19 testing during the pandemic. The payoff for Beijing included access to the DNA of millions of people.

A tenacious retired detective and advances in photo recognition technology helped Suffolk County cops make an arrest in the brutal cold case killing of a beloved 88-year-old widow 21 years ago ...

A New York man was officially exonerated on Tuesday 47 years after he was found guilty of rape in 1976 — the longest-standing wrongful conviction to be overturned based on new DNA evidence in U ...

Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.

DNA analysis of unmarked remains has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin.