Here's a scenario: police take a blood sample from a crime scene. They compare the DNA to that of convicted criminals, but get no match. But they find someone with similar DNA, and that leads them to ...

GEDmatch's new "opt-in" policy went into effect on Sunday. A change to GEDmatch, a third-party genealogy site that's helped crack cold cases through user's DNA, may hinder law enforcement's ability to ...

With the rise of DNA ancestry tests, it’s easier than ever to learn about your family history and connections. Today, there are many DNA testing services to choose from. They're easy to use. You’ll ...

Genetic information company 23andMe has said that it is headed to bankruptcy court, raising questions for what happens to the DNA shared by millions of people with the company via saliva test kits.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is touting the effectiveness of its crime-fighting DNA database a month before a significant expansion. The North Carolina State Bureau of ...

When state lawmakers talk about DNA, they are usually referring to its use in criminal cases, but DNA also has medical implications, and the state Legislature is now looking at using it to boost the ...

LOS ANGELES — Routine collection of immigrants’ DNA by federal authorities has ballooned since 2020, with a 50-fold spike in the number of samples held in a national database of the sensitive genetic ...

A discredited forensic scientist who analysed DNA evidence for the Crown in hundreds of criminal cases received almost $2.8 ...

Former President Donald Trump was indicted on March 30, 2023 related to payments made to adult film star, Stormy Daniels, ahead of the 2016 election. It is reported that Mr. Trump will be treated ...

Houston Police Chief C.O. Bradford has asked the Texas Department of Public Safety to purge from its DNA database all cases examined by the HPD crime lab, according to correspondence obtained Monday ...