DNA: It's what makes you unique. Unless you have an identical twin, your DNA is different from that of every other person in the world. And that's what makes DNA fingerprinting possible. Experts can ...

Engineers at Duke University and the New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering have demonstrated a method for ensuring that an increasingly popular method of genetic identification called ...

The scientist who discovered the DNA fingerprint has been announced as the winner of the Edinburgh Medal. Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys has become the 22nd person, three of whom have gone on to become ...

HENRY McCollum spent almost 30 years on death row for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl before his conviction was over-turned. Last week, he and his half-brother Leon Brown, who was serving a ...

Hundreds of DNA and fingerprint records that could have been held for national security reasons in England and Wales have been deleted, a report reveals. Biometrics Commissioner Alastair MacGregor ...