The defense contends the DNA analysis used by prosecutors lacks broad acceptance within the scientific community and should ...

A judge is considering using advanced DNA techniques as evidence in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, with suspect Rex Heuermann accused of multiple murders. This could set a precedent for future ...

The case against Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer has emerged as a potentially precedent-setting battleground in the use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal cases ...

Few of us ever think about what happens beneath our feet when we walk through a field of wheat or clover. We see the stalks, ...

What’s the story behind DNA melting temperature analysis? UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy can be used to assess the characteristics of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a naturally occurring polymer ...

Scientists are trying to sequence the DNA of Leonardo da Vinci to identify if the remains at his interment site really are ...

A Prince William County jury on Aug. 21 convicted a Florida man in a 1987 rape and abduction at a Woodbridge gas station in a case that marks the first time a U.S. court has successfully identified a ...

66 years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a position statement by the American Association of Physical Anthropologists clarifies what it tells us about human variation.

Marubbio was arrested on June 23, 2023, and released on bond over the objection of the prosecutor by substitute Judge Dennis Smith. Upon conviction, Marubbio’s bond was revoked and he was remanded to ...