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The Impact of Water Exposure on Touch DNA Persistence
Explore the impact of water exposure on touch DNA persistence in this comprehensive article. Learn about the effects of substrate and water type, the...Read More
Persistence of Touch DNA: Understanding the Stability and Implications
Discover the findings of a study on the persistence of touch DNA evidence under varying environmental conditions. The research examines the stability and degradation...Read More
DNA Profiling: A Revolutionary Technology in the Criminal Justice System
This article explores the history, process, and uses of DNA profiling in the criminal justice system. DNA profiling is a highly advanced scientific technique...Read More
The Crucial Role of Forensic Science in Wrongful Convictions and Exoneration
Forensic science has played a significant role in the criminal justice system, providing critical evidence used to convict or exonerate individuals. In some cases,...Read More
Discovering the ‘secret of life’
70th anniversary of DNA double helix breakthrough. Read More
DUI suspect’s DNA hits to 9 year old Rape Case
9 years after a young woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint at a commuter rail station in Acton, an investigative breakthrough has resulted in...Read More
Environmental DNA revealed a 2 two million-year-old biodiversity in Greenland.
The oldest known DNA revealed that Greenland was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the now-extinct mastodon.Read More
A Technology to Advance DNA Analysis, Developed by Wisconsin
Scientists at a Wisconsin headquartered in Dane County have developed new technology that has the potential to change DNA analysis across the globe. It's...Read More
A New Strategy to Speed Up Cold Case Investigations
A new mathematical analysis could crack cases of unidentified persons and their relatives 10 times faster. Read More
DNA is often used in solving crimes. But how does DNA...
So what is DNA profiling and how does it work – and why does it sometimes not work?Read More
A tool to speed up DNA sample turnaround times
Forensic Science professor and Director of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond, Kentucky, claims he is working on a device that will allow authorities...Read More
DNA from Drop of Blood Yields Arrest in a Double Murder
A drop of blood subjected to modern DNA testing enabled Vermont State Police detectives to arrest the culprit in the 1989 murder of a...Read More
Forensic scientists improve touch DNA collection methods
Skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data shows that some groups of people have higher variability in their cell deposits....Read More