Gloria Lofton’s death at her Texas home in 2019 had been a mystery — until a murder suspect allegedly confessed to her killing and others last year. An autopsy in Lofton's death had been inconclusive.

Expert in Amanda Knox murder trial said DNA samples may have been contaminated. PERUGIA, Italy, Sept. 26, 2009— -- A DNA expert found fault with the prosecutor's evidence in the Amanda Knox trial ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A new study by researchers from the Center for Theoretical Biological ...

A genome-editing technique known as prime editing holds potential for treating many diseases by transforming faulty genes ...

Before DNA, rape kits could be tested for blood group typing, but that was nowhere as definitive and the evidence could broadly exclude or include a suspect — if one had been identified. DNA proved to ...

LONDON (AP) – Britain’s forensics watchdog says an innocent man spent months in jail on a rape charge because of a DNA technician’s “avoidable” mistake. Adam Scott was arrested after a plastic tray ...

DENVER — A man jailed since early December as a suspect in a sexual assault case has been released after Denver police say his DNA was improperly identified by a lab technician. Police say the man, ...

Gloria Lofton’s death at her Texas home in 2019 had been a mystery — until a murder suspect allegedly confessed to her killing and others last year. An autopsy in Lofton's death had been inconclusive.

Blind faith in any technology can be dangerous — especially when it comes to areas of forensic science such as DNA fingerprinting. For example, if police have “DNA evidence” against a suspect, most ...