The applications of DNA testing, or DNA fingerprinting within forensic science is often what most people think of when they hear the phrase. Popularized by television and cinema, using DNA to ...

Imagine being summoned as a juror in a murder trial. The expert responsible for analyzing DNA traces at the crime scene has ...

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular "blueprint" carrying the genetic instructions that influence the growth, ...

The Evidence Chamber project is seeking to make forensic science accessible – one panel at a time Imagine being summoned as a juror in a murder trial. The expert responsible for ...

Proteins interact with DNA to regulate many vital processes ... Mariella is an assistant editor at The Scientist. She has a background in neuroscience, and her work has appeared in Drug Discovery News ...

DNA analysis, forensic ballistics, chemical and physical crime scene analysis, psychiatric and neurological assessments, and much more: in criminal trials, decisions often rely on complex scientific ...