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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

However, these attributes are generally only used in high profile forensic investigations because of their complexity and the required specialised facilities and expertise necessary for their analysis ...

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