Forensic science has always relied heavily on the power of DNA to solve crimes, establish identities, and uncover hidden truths. Traditional DNA profiling, based on the comparison of genetic ...

The University of Nevada, Reno, in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Criminal Justice, is excited to announce the launch of Nevada’s first-ever Forensic Studies ...

The Evidence Chamber was developed by the Leverhulme Research Center for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee (Scotland) in collaboration with Fast Familiar, a collective of digital ...

Forensic disciplines that are now considered “junk science” – from bite-mark analysis to microscopic hair evaluation – were accepted by courts with little scrutiny until advancements in ...

As we celebrate the 12th anniversary of National Forensic Science Week (Sept. 15-21), it is a privilege to highlight the critical contributions of the Canton-Stark County Crime Laboratory to our ...

As forensic science continues to evolve, so too does the application of Carbon-14 dating. Advances in technology are improving the precision and accuracy of C-14 measurements, allowing for more ...

As the field of forensic science progresses, the importance of having reliable, efficient and precise DNA analysis systems cannot be overstated. The Spectrum CE and PowerPlex ® Systems are designed to ...

You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - After seven years of conversation, a new regional Forensic Science Center is finally coming to Wausau and Marathon County now has a location and a timeline for construction.

Hair Sample That Put a Man in Prison Turned Out to Be Dog Hair From bite marks to shaken babies, the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences is debunking bad science. Lenore Skenazy | 1.18.2024 ...

The “science” of microscopic hair analysis started unraveling in the 1990s, and not just because DNA analysis emerged on the scene. An FBI chemist, Frederick Whitehurst, started documenting his ...

Forensic science plays a pivotal role in our criminal justice system by providing essential tools and methodologies to analyze evidence, exonerating the innocent, identifying suspects, and ...