Eight DNA profiles were cross-contaminated by sloppy lab work at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Daily News has learned. Four of the profiles were entered into a federal database ...

The report calls for better supervision and training and improved cleaning protocols, but the committee “was unable to ...

David Reich took a risky decision to re-tool his laboratory for ancient DNA work; it paid off Reich was raised in Washington DC, by parents who were distinguished in their own fields. His mother ...

Forensic science has deadly stakes, but half of the largest labs in the U.S. haven't adopted federal standards, including for ...

A tiny, four-fingered "hand" folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly sensitive rapid detection and can even block viral particles from entering cells to ...

A graphical representation of how cis-regulatory elements work to turn genes on or off and open possibilities for personalized medicine. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

(Submitted by Corale Mayer) A former employee of a Toronto DNA laboratory says he saw a Viaguard Accu-Metrics manager — who is now a convicted fraudster — discard some samples sent by ...

Now, though, with advancements in DNA analysis, investigators have been able to give the Fairfield County Jane Doe a name: Barbara Heyward Manners, according to Othram, a Texas-based lab that ...