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N.Y.P.D. Detectives Gave a Boy, 12, a Soda. He Landed in a DNA Database
New York City detectives questioning a boy facing a felony…

NIST Builds Statistical Foundation for Next-Generation Forensic DNA Profiling – National Institute of Standards and Technology
DNA is often considered the most reliable form of forensic evidence,…

Judge Throws Out DNA Evidence in UT Murder Suspect’s Case – KXAN
A judge decided to not allow certain DNA evidence in the…

New Tool Predicts Eye, Hair and Skin Color from a DNA Sample of an Unidentified Individual – EurekAlert
An international team of forensic scientists has developed HIrisPlex-S…

DNA’s Revolutionary Role in Freeing the Innocent – The Innocence Project
This article provides an overview of the history of DNA analysis,…

Using DNA to Sketch What Victims Look Like; Some Call It Science Fiction
Law enforcement agencies are using phenotyping to predict the…

Can the Law Enforcement’s DNA Database Tell Police Your Medical Information?
In a new study, researchers have developed a way to match forensic…