New DNA test could boost crime clean-up rates
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A new technique to test DNA samples at crime scenes could help police solve tens of thousands more crimes -- including ones left unsolved and shelved by detectives.
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A new genetic blood test allowing a closer match between donors and recipients is being developed.
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The Crown Prosecution Service is reviewing all cases that included use of Low Copy Number DNA testing.
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New genetic tests could help crack down on  illegal food or timber trade, fight malaria or even give clues  to how to stop bird strikes with planes, scientists said on  Friday.
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US police in Los Angeles used DNA to link an imprisoned rapist to a dozen homicides and to help free a man wrongly convicted of three of the killings, police said Saturday.
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Ministers fund an inquiry into the way the national police DNA database is used to fight crime.
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DNAboost to cold cases The Forensic Science Service (FSS) is piloting a DNA technique it says could lead to countless unsolved criminal investigations being reopened.â¦
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Genetic fingerprinting could allow police to determine the eye colour, hair colour and even facial features of criminal suspects just by their DNA, the scientist who discovered the technique 20 years ago said Wednesday.
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Court cases that included use of the controversial Low Copy Number DNA testing technique are to be reviewed.
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Cycling authorities have decided to study the possibility of imposing mandatory DNA testing on ProTour cyclists to combat doping.
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Gene sleuths have identified more than 10 new genetic links to prostate cancer, two of which would be included in a new diagnostic test aimed at spotting men at risk from this disease.
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New tests that detect genes for common diseases are reaching the consumer market. But will they help make people healthier?
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A non-invasive test that detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a useful method of screening for colorectal cancer, according to new research findings.
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Researchers have found for the first time a change in DNA that could put someone at a higher risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
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Rape victims and convicted felons would both have greater access to DNA testing under legislation the House passed Wednesday.
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Parents will be able to check if people have child sex convictions under trials of a new policy.
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Blog: Ancestry.com announced plans Monday to add DNA digging to its mix of ancestral sleuthing tools.