In April 2018, a remarkable event occurred that forever impacted criminal investigations. The Golden State Killer was finally arrested. And, more interestingly, was the method law enforcement used to ...

The United States’ decision to pilot a project to collect DNA from people in immigration custody at Canadian and Mexican border crossings is raising privacy concerns. The U.S. Department of Homeland ...

An expanded law requiring those charged with a felony crime to provide samples of their genetic material is being challenged in criminal courts around the state. Passed as an amendment to an existing ...

Skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data shows that some groups of people have higher variability in their cell deposits. The South Australian forensic science researchers are ...

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A new law extends compulsory DNA data collection: anyone suspected of any crime will have their DNA collected, and those convicted or sentenced to administrative detention for a misdemeanour will have ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. This past fall, the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection implemented DNA collection technology in its ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) uses better data to help determine its compliance with DNA collection requirements. Federal law ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new DNA-collection approach allows scientists to capture genetic information from wildlife without disturbing the animals or putting their own safety in jeopardy. The protocol, ...