Forensic DNA profiling uses polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify short tandem repeats (STRs), which are highly variable DNA regions, typically with four repeating bases. This variability helps ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Forensic expert Stephen Kramer, who played a key role in identifying the true perpetrator of the Dana ...

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

Pamela Ferreyra has been charged with one count of murder in the death of an infant boy discovered in 1994 in Monterey County ...

A judge is hearing testimony on the cutting-edge technology that analyzed DNA evidence against Paul Caneiro in the murders of his family members.

A 58-year-old electrician in Hyderabad has received a life sentence after being convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl, ...

In forensic science, microsatellites are employed in DNA profiling and paternity testing. Their high level of polymorphism ...

Arguments were heard about defense motions to exclude the testimony of a pathologist and to limit the inclusion of DNA ...

Idaho residents targeted by new phone scams impersonating law enforcement officers, making false claims about DNA tests.

After a 50-year long investigation, a suspect in the murder of Mary Schlais is arrested and in the Dunn County Jail.

New DNA profiling and technology led to the identification ... Thanks to technological advances, officials created a DNA profile suitable for forensic genetic genealogy, Rosas said.