Here's a scenario: police take a blood sample from a crime scene. They compare the DNA to that of convicted criminals, but get no match. But they find someone with similar DNA, and that leads them to ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A new government watchdog report shows a huge increase in DNA collection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That DNA goes to the FBI, and now they’re getting more hits than ...

Police Chief Bill Scott. Screenshot. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Sign up The San Francisco Police Commission grilled police ...

(NewsNation) — Immigration authorities are storing DNA from migrant children in an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit future crimes, according to a new report from Wired. The report ...

(CNN) -- In the early 2000s, genetic testing emerged as a direct-to-consumer product that did not require a physician's involvement and the consequences of this shift could impact everyone. More than ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger awaits extradition to Idaho to face murder charges, questions are mounting about how police were able to name their suspect in the high-profile ...

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

Advocates for Indigenous people with missing family members are calling for action. Murdered and Missing Indigenous People chapters in Oklahoma are asking families to submit DNA to help identify ...