Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crime lab analyst with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will soon find out if they will face criminal charges.

March 9 (UPI) --Hundreds of cases involving a DNA scientist in Colorado are now under review after an internal affairs investigation found the woman manipulated data during the testing process. Yvonne ...

The 65-year-old former CBI analyst will be sentenced to between 8 and 16 years in prison as part of her plea agreement, ...

The testing of a kit from a local 1994 sexual assault identified a suspect who is now facing trial for four sexual assaults ...

Crime documentaries and courtroom dramas offer only a glimpse into the complex world of forensic science. While DNA analysis plays a key role in identifying suspects or victims, the scope of ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

That’s the thing about DNA. Most people think it helps us find ancestors, and sometimes it does. More often, it helps us find ...