A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial ...

The Arcata Police Department responded in August 1996 to a report of a human skull discovered off Fickle Hill Road in Arcata, deputies said. The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office also responded and ...

A suspect was positively linked to the cold case murder of Marjorie Rudolph, a San Rafael woman killed inside her home in 1966, police announced Tuesday. The 60-year-old Rudolph, the wife of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering Digital Storage Technology & Market. IEEE President in 2024 There are several companies working on using synthetic DNA as ...

Over 50 years ago, a baby was found in a black trash bag inside a Columbus County landfill. For decades, the baby went by “Baby Doe” and remained unidentified. That all changed this week when advanced ...

VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO, Idaho — A decades-old sexual assault cold case has been solved with the help of advanced DNA analysis, according to the Valley County Sheriff's Office (VCSO). The victim reported ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The remains from a 20-year-old cold case have been identified after using advanced DNA testing, according to Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin. The remains, which were found in ...

TUCSON, Ariz. – Advanced DNA testing which combines crime scene DNA analysis and information from commercial genealogy databases could take weeks or months to process after the DNA found on a glove ...

Advanced DNA testing identified a new suspect in the 25-year-old cold case murder of Tara Baker. Edrick Faust, 50, was arrested after his DNA was matched to evidence from the crime scene. The victim's ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...

Scientists have discovered that a protein once thought to simply help load a factor necessary for the copying of DNA, actually plays a key role in ensuring fast and reliable replication—an insight ...