The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Major DNA backlog improvements have been made six years after an I-Team investigation uncovered massive DNA delays and murder evidence sitting in Illinois labs. Robin Woolery, the ...

Alabama’s forensic lab is using DNA testing to solve old crimes, clear sexual assault kit backlogs and identify suspects in ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Crime Lab has access to the national DNA database that helps match samples and identify possible criminals. CODIS, which stands for “Combined DNA Index System,” is a ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by ...

ST. PAUL — The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has put DNA testing at its crime lab on hold as it works to determine the source of “sporadic DNA contamination.” The sheriff’s office said it appears ...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KXAN) — On Thursday, the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) held a press conference announcing they had identified the body of a 1979 Jane Doe, the victim in a 44-year-old ...

A private Florida DNA lab is analyzing evidence in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. The decision to use a private lab instead of the FBI has drawn scrutiny ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Felony criminal cases are being reviewed after an audit of the Honolulu Police Department’s forensic DNA testing lab. The FBI Quality Assurance Standards audit was done ...

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos revealed that there are problems with the DNA evidence collected from Nancy Guthrie’s house that could take up to a year for the private Florida lab he’s using to ...