Each of us has enough DNA to reach from here to the sun and back, more than 300 times. How is all of that DNA packaged so tightly into chromosomes and squeezed into a tiny nucleus? Histones are a ...

Experiments carried out by Flinders University forensic science experts have found that DNA accumulates in different areas, depending on an individual's involvement in the process, which could aid ...

leading a forensic investigator to conclude that blood is present when, in fact, there is none. On the other hand, individual evidence, such as fingerprints and DNA, can be used to identify an ...

New scientific research casts doubt on the evidence investigators and prosecutors too often rely on. Have you heard of “touch DNA?” This mundane, yet menacing phenomenon exposes the double ...

Using isotopic, chemical and physical characteristics of nuclear and other material, together with related forensic evidence to include DNA, hair, fingerprints, tool marks and explosive residues, ...

A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA analyst has been criminally ... "CBI allowed Missy Woods to alter forensic evidence for years. This misconduct brings CBI's entire forensic operation ...

The bipartisan effort stems from the case of a former CBI scientist accused of manipulating thousands of test results.

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The jury seated in the trial of Hadi Matar heard additional testimony about forensic and DNA analysis that ...

More information: Madison Nolan et al, Illicit drug distribution: Evaluation of DNA transfer between ziplock bags and capsules, Forensic Science International: Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j ...