From bodily fluids to skeletal remains, advances in DNA analysis and the study of insects and microbes aid forensic investigations.

DNA Profiling: Tracing Killers and Solving Mysteries Using Genetic Clues Every DNA fragment tells a story. Forensic experts use these genetic breadcrumbs to solve old mysteries and modern crimes.

Predicting someone's race from their DNA is supposed to be impossible: But one forensic scientist claims he can do just that, and proves it by helping Baton Rouge police find a serial killer. No ...

This summer marks 30 years since one of the biggest advances in criminal investigations, DNA profiling, identified a killer.

Twenty years after the development of DNA fingerprinting, forensic DNA analysis is key to the conviction or exoneration of suspects and the identification of victims of crimes, accidents and ...

DNA is often considered the most reliable form of forensic evidence, and this reputation is based on the way DNA experts use statistics.

This summer marks 30 years since one of the biggest advances in criminal investigations, DNA profiling, identified a killer.