Researchers have found that forensic "DNA mixture analysis" is less accurate for certain groups of people with lower genetic diversity, which could falsely link them to crime scenes.

Dr. Charles Chiu watches as a robot extracts DNA from a sample in a clinical microbiology lab at UCSF. The second study on ...

In 1985, a biochemistry scientist was murdered at her home in southern California. It was a horrific crime that would go ...

Researchers have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends signals through an unusual ...

The courtroom fell silent Thursday as forensic revelations, digital trails, and glimpses into fractured relationships ...

Police asked for further DNA tests which were returned in March 2020 ... as well as disproving the involvement of an ...

David Rojas, 55, is charged with capital murder in the 1989 death of Mary Hague Kelly. Kelly, 78, was found stuffed ...

Professionals in the field use physics, chemistry, biology, computer science and ... A concentration in forensic biochemistry equips students with the skills to analyze DNA or to supervise those ...

The investigation into the 1995 murder of Texas teacher Mary Catherine Edwards went cold for years. Advances in forensic science and tireless work by investigators would reveal the startling ...

The Catamount statue, the Yerba fridge handle in Cat Pause and the Grundle ice cream scoopers all share one similarity: they ...

Researchers recreated the face of a 17th century woman buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe, ...