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 scientists ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a planning committee to conduct a two-day public workshop on law enforcement use of probabilistic genotyping, forensic DNA ...

This year, the museum opened “Forensic Science on Trial,” a temporary exhibition that explores how people influence the way forensic science is used in the pursuit of justice. The exhibition’s curator ...

This Special Issue focuses on critical identification cases, as forensic experts increasingly face significant challenges in identifying human remains, both in routine and extraordinary circumstances.

Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and ...

UC Santa Cruz has announced the recipients of the 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards, recognizing exceptional ...

QIAGEN chooses Bode Technology as its exclusive global commercial partner to accelerate use of GEDmatch PRO genealogy database in law enforcement and identification of human remains // Collaboration ...

Dr. Buck Ruxton thought he could get away with killing his wife and their maid, but a transformative advancement in forensic science led to his conviction Sean Neumann has more than a decade of ...

His research focuses on bryophyte systematics and evolution, the use of bryophytes as indicators of environmental change, and their potential applications in forensic science. He has published ...

Last month, actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home. Along with their bodies, one of the couple’s dogs, a 12-year-old Australian kelpie named Zinna, was ...