A Swansea law expert has been awarded €1.5 million to examine how public perceptions of deepfakes affect trust in user-generated evidence of human rights violations.
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Analyzing ancient DNA from a Neolithic tomb in Britain, an international team of geneticists and archeologists have mapped out the family tree of a group of 27 close biological relatives who lived around 3700 BC.
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Hall believes the lab results were changed for prosecutors’ convenience, depriving law enforcement of an opportunity to connect Tinsley to the crime in 1984.
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Initial lab work failed to produce a workable DNA sample but in April 2021 samples were combined and enriched at HudsonAlpha Discovery Labs, and a successful DNA profile was obtained.
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The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs announced grant awards totaling more than $210 million to fund crime laboratories, support research, decrease DNA backlogs and help law enforcement identify missing persons.
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Drug traffickers plant marijuana in remote areas on U.S. federal lands, mainly in the Pacific Southwest, and use toxic and illegal pesticides to accelerate crop growth.
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In what feels like the epitome of a “perfect match,” the City of Tulsa has awarded a grant to Intermountain Forensics to help identify bodies thought to be associated with the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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A recent statement from the City of Boulder and the Boulder Police Department has people wondering if IGG can solve an even more well-known case that captivated the nation 25 years ago and still today—the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey.
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The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office’s G.O.L.D. Unit (Genetic Operations Linking DNA) has identified three more “most wanted” suspects from a pilot project that included genealogical searches for 20 DNA profiles connected to cold case sexual assaults.
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Faculty members from UCO conducted DNA tests and fingerprint scans on the purse in hopes of finding indisputable evidence.
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