NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C (WCIV) — There will soon be a new tool to fight and solve crime across the Lowcountry, with the Tri-County Biological Science Center on Leeds Avenue building unveiled today. The Tri-County name is important. The new DNA and ...

The following overview reflects information shared in presentations from multiple workshop speakers. They should not be construed as consensus or exhaustive definitions of the topics discussed. What is it? Probabilistic genotyping (PG) is a forensic tool ...

MANASSAS PARK, Va. (7News) — CONTENT WARNING: The details in this story could be graphic to some. Viewer discretion is advised. Court documents revealed what DNA evidence was collected during the investigation of missing Manassas Park mother Mamta Kafle ...

An investigation initially punctuated by ransom notes and public pleas from family members for Nancy Guthrie’s release has since transitioned to investigators seeking results from DNA evidence discovered at her home and the surrounding area. Biological ...

Suggested Citation: "Executive Summary." National Research Council. 1996. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5141. This committee was formed to update and clarify discussion of the ...

Predicting the future isn't easy. Back in 2000, who would have thought that by 2025 the Pawtucket Red Sox would no longer exist, or Rhode Island's first female governor would be telling people to "Knock it off" as a pandemic shut down the state? Now, as we ...

In May 2006, Tim Stinson travelled to England to tour the libraries of London, Oxford and Cambridge. At the time, he was editing a fourteenth-century poem for his PhD at the University of Virginia

DNA forensics is a critical component in the investigation of crimes committed against humans, but a new court conviction in Zimbabwe has shown it can prove pivotal in wildlife crimes, too. The results of a forensic investigation of animal remains were ...