Many Black people in the U.S. cannot trace their ancestry because earlier generations of their family were enslaved. But an Illinois program is changing what’s possible and connecting long-lost family ...

(WHTM) – The Pennsylvania State Police recently launched a rapid DNA program to solve cases faster. Troopers say this new technology provides accuracy, fairness, and better outcomes for the community.

DNA evidence that once took days to process could now provide a break in a case in just 90 minutes. The state police have expanded their Rapid DNA program, implementing 15 fully automated genetic ...

AUSTIN The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Crime Laboratory Division announces the implementation of the state’s new Limited Consent for DNA Testing Program for sexual assault survivors. The ...

MILTON, Pa. — It's been two months since the Pennsylvania State Police rolled out a new Rapid DNA program. Trooper Sara Barrett says there was a reason this was needed. "This is done so that we can ...

FROM STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP. IF YOU SEE FLASHING LIGHTS BEHIND YOU AND YOU’RE PULLED OVER BY A PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE VEHICLE, YOU MIGHT EXPECT THAT THAT INTERACTION WILL ...

Scientific studies aimed at unlocking the genetic code of all humans have had problems with their data: it was mostly collected from people with “European” heritage, leaving wide gaps in the study of ...

SAN ANTONIO — A new statewide program is giving sexual assault survivors the ability to collect and test DNA evidence without having to file a police report, according to a press release from the ...

Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD, has long been dedicated to studying genome stability and to boosting community involvement in research. With a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, she’ll get to do ...

Pennsylvania State Police announced the initiation of its Rapid DNA program with the deployment of 15 fully automated genetic analyzers to troops across the commonwealth. This rapid DNA allows for ...