Purpose: To explore the experience of medical genetics professionals who volunteered in the DNA identification efforts after Hurricane Katrina to identify “lessons learned” and plan for future ...

In a couple of months, Samantha Teehee, an eighth-grader at Salem Church Middle School in Chesterfield County, has gone from knowing little about forensic science to being interested in a career in ...

In every credible justice system, truth is not assumed. It is demonstrated through verifiable scientific evidence. Courts cannot rely on intuition, legislators cannot design effective criminal policy ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It’s been decades since the intersection of forensic science ...