Promising new inroads into critical DNA testing has been forecast by Flinders University experts who have applied machine learning to DNA profiling. From medical diagnostics to forensic tests and ...

The funding will help the center develop specialized DNA profiles used in forensic investigative genetic genealogy, or FIGG. The process combines DNA data with genealogy research to help identify ...

This workshop session focused on probabilistic genotyping (PG; see Box 3-1) and featured presentations from panelists with expertise in forensic analysis, genetics, computer science, and law. It was ...

What started with an unexpected connection at a national conference grew into a research collaboration examining a critical question in forensic science: How secure is digital DNA evidence?

March 9 (UPI) --Hundreds of cases involving a DNA scientist in Colorado are now under review after an internal affairs investigation found the woman manipulated data during the testing process. Yvonne ...

The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward a trial, but two defense requests are slowing things down. Rex Heuermann's attorneys are asking for more time as they challenge something called nuclear ...

Researchers have generated a comprehensive genetic reference database for the population of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by ...

A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist violated standard testing protocols and manipulated DNA test results in hundreds of cases, prompting further investigation into her ...

Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic Genotyping, Forensic DNA Phenotyping, and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies ...