The New Orleans Police Department Crime Lab recently made history by becoming fully accredited.

People may use DNA test kits to learn about their ancestry and genetic risk of certain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. However, only some companies offer genetic health testing and FDA approval ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Without advanced DNA testing developed by a Texas lab, Iowa City Police investigators may not have been ...

MADISON, Wis. - The state Justice Department's crime labs processed DNA test results faster in 2022 despite receiving hundreds more cases, according a report released Thursday. The department's annual ...

A new portable DNA test can identify dozens of shark and ray species in only two hours, giving frontline officers a powerful ...

Something is fishy about Subway’s “tuna” sandwich. Commercial lab tests again found no identifiable tuna DNA in the sandwich that purports to contain the fish. The New York Times bought Subway tuna ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -- A gleaming new five-story building appears finished at the corner of South White and Gravier Streets, sitting between the New Orleans Police Department headquarters and the ...

The Louisiana State Police Crime Lab is sitting on a backlog of 2,500 DNA cases, an official testified Thursday in an Orleans Parish courtroom, blaming a staffing exodus and heavy demand for a huge ...