Alec Jeffreys describes the development of his DNA techniques in the 1980s which are now used worldwide in forensic science.

Researchers propose a way of ensuring that forensic genetic samples taken in the field for DNA fingerprinting arrive at the laboratory unaltered.

The June 3 Maryland v. King Supreme Court ruling that police can take DNA samples from people who are arrested for serious crimes is still echoing in the chambers of law and public policy. The ...

Using DNA fingerprinting, researchers strive to improve in vitro fertilization.

DNA fingerprinting has been hailed by law-enforcement officials as the 20th century’s most important breakthrough in forensic science. They are eager to use the new technology to identify and ...

What is DNA fingerprinting and how is it done? It is a technique for identification of an individual by examining their DNA.

The cannabis industry is undergoing a transformative phase with the advent of DNA fingerprinting technology.

Whitehead Institute researchers have created a three-step algorithm, lobSTR, that in one day accurately and simultaneously profiles more than 100,000 short tandem repeats in one human genome ...

In DNA fingerprinting, a technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) replicates the genetic sequences at these sites repeatedly so that they can easily be read.

The expanding reach of fingerprint and DNA technology alarms some civil libertarians. Britain's new Criminal Justice and Police Act allows police to keep on file fingerprints and DNA samples from ...

DNA testing has provided the biggest revolution in the identification of criminals since the adoption of fingerprinting in the early part of last century. Still, the technology has limitations ...

Researchers propose a way of ensuring that forensic genetic samples taken in the field for DNA fingerprinting arrive at the laboratory unaltered.