The Punjab government has introduced the Punjab Forensic Science Authority Act 2024 in the provincial assembly, aiming to enhance forensic investigations across the province.The new bill seeks to ...

For the fourth consecutive time, West Virginia University has attained one of the most elite designations for its research among higher education institutions. In the just-released 2025 rankings by ...

Kelie Yoho, Ph.D., joined the Department of Entomology as an instructional assistant professor of forensic entomology.

The Science Museum of Virginia’s Science on Tap! returns with Mystery at the Museum, an interactive, adults-only night of forensic science, puzzles, and mystery-themed activities. Inspired by Clue, ...

A groundbreaking study explores how bacterial transfer during intercourse — the "sexome" — could help confirm sexual contact ...

Nearly six years after DNA analysts claimed to identify the notorious London serial killer known as “Jack the Ripper,” a victim’s family is demanding a police investigation into the claims. The 2019 ...

Colorado Bureau of Investigation faces a backlog of 1,400 sexual assault cases due to a perfect storm of understaffing, a ...

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the fundamental building block of life. It carries the genetic instructions that dictate ...

A cornerstone of the Bill was the creation of a National DNA Database to be managed by the Directorate of Government ...

Definitively convicting rapists is only possible thanks to one woman's efforts to create a forensic chain of evidence. A new book explores the rape kit and how we still fail survivors ...

Forensic scientists investigating cases of sexual assault may be able to use the genital microbiome to identify the ...

The bacterial composition of our genital microbiome is as unique as we are, and it's transferred during sex, according to new ...