Although DNA analysis is a vital scientific tool for identifying victims of mass disasters, the process involves a lot of ethical questions, such as "assumptions about where and how identity is ...

From bodily fluids to skeletal remains, advances in DNA analysis and the study of insects and microbes aid forensic investigations.

A biomolecular engineering course has recently been redesigned to give students experience with the entire process of DNA sequencing, from sampling to data analysis, using the latest nanopore devices ...

When TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation portray DNA processing in the forensic lab, the results appear instantly with a DNA match wrapping up the case in hours. However, the ...

At least 75 DNA samples at the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Laboratory have potentially been contaminated.

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA sequencing reveals how these two populations also intermingled.