Attorney-General Deb Frecklington made the call after learning the lab had paused routine DNA testing for seven days ...

The forensic testing lab run by the Queensland Government has been forced to pause its work after 'contamination issues'.

The director of a forensic testing lab has been suspended following the emergence of contamination issues, with ...

Alleged Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann's defense team may rest their case in the pre-trial hearing on July 17.

The current standard methodology in forensic DNA typing relies on amplification of short tandem repeat (STR) markers by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and allele sizes (i.e., length-based) ...

DNA evidence links Rex Heuermann, the alleged Long Island serial killer, to six of the seven murders he’s charged with. Why may it not be admitted in court?

Breakthroughs in DNA technology continue to bring resolution to decades-old cases once considered unsolvable. Techniques like forensic genetic genealogy and improved DNA profiling have led to numerous ...

Othram is a state-of-the-art forensic laboratory that integrates advanced DNA science and software to assist law enforcement in solving cold cases. The company has helped overcome long-standing ...

Anderson's phone also went dark shortly after 1:35 a.m. on April 2. In the afternoon, forensic DNA analyst Sharon Polakowski testified about her lab's findings. She confirmed that DNA from a ...

“While no paternity findings will change, it’s deeply concerning that such errors could be made under the former Labor government, in the latest in a string of failures with the DNA lab.