DNA

Columbus City Council will vote Monday night on the purchase of 10 additional software licenses to help process evidence more quickly.

The Trump Administration says the policy change will help law enforcement apprehend criminal suspects. Rights advocates describe it as a serious breach of privacy against vulnerable populations.

The Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office plans to use open source genealogical databases to help identify “stranger rapists” — people who’ve been indicted as John Does for sexual assault but haven’t been identified. The prosecutor’s office indicts the DNA profile collected from a rape kit to ensure the statute of limitations doesn’t expire.

An increasing number of amateur genealogists have turned to DNA testing for part of their query, uploading the data to websites that point them to…

Thousands of DNA profiles legally required to be collected from adults arrested for felonies or convicted of some misdemeanors in Ohio are missing from…

Information about your ancestors, who they were, and where they came from, can be a mystery for many people. However, with the accessibility and…

Just how deep do our connections to each other run? Neighbors, co-workers and friends could all be potential relatives, even your favorite celebrity,…

The ability to have information about your genetic makeup right at your fingertips is here and affordable. A Silicon Valley company known as Helix is…

In its update of ethics rules aimed at protecting patients, the Obama administration decided against a provision that scientists said would hinder research. Consumer advocates aren't happy.

The Ohio Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in an appeal involving a death row inmate who sought DNA testing on a cigarette butt found near the…