WAUKEGAN, Ill., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- An Illinois state prosecutor isn't letting exculpatory DNA evidence stop him from trying suspects in certain murder and rape cases, observers say.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- DNA evidence has linked an unsolved rape and assault to the killing of anchorwoman Anne Pressly of Little Rock, Ark., police said.
LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The European Court of Human Rights says fingerprint and DNA samples obtained from individuals who were never convicted should be removed from databases.
MELBOURNE, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Australian authorities say proposed privacy restrictions on DNA use would not interfere with DNA testing by the police or courts.
LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Detectives in Wales are using an aging DNA sample to solve the 1946 killing of a 12-year-old Swansea girl in what may be the world's oldest cold case.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear whether a state prisoner can access DNA evidence when appealing his conviction by filing a civil rights claim.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court could review a ruling that, if it stands, would likely accelerate the use of post-conviction DNA evidence testing, observers say.
HOUSTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Immigrant advocacy organizations are decrying a proposal by the Bush administration to collect DNA samples from federal detainees, including illegal immigrants.
SYDNEY, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- An Australian study suggests men have a biological clock that signals a drop in fertility after the age of 35.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Los Angeles police let the deadline for up to 200 sexual assault cases lapse without testing DNA evidence, city audits released Monday said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has been secretly collecting DNA samples from suspected terrorists as part of a database used by the defense and intelligence communities.
LONDON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Britain has the largest DNA database in the world relative to the size of its population, with more than 4 million people included.
CHICAGO, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The century-old mystery about the fate of Indiana serial killer Belle Gunness may be solved by DNA evidence from one of her descendants, officials say.
VERCELLI, Italy, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Officials in Vercelli, Italy, say they will catch those who don't pick up after their dogs by tracking down the offending pooches through their DNA.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. news-parody show host Stephen Colbert is having his DNA digitized and sent to the International Space Station, Comedy Central announced Monday.
