In 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, and their children—Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei—were executed. However, the grisly details and location of their final resting place ...

Forensic DNA profiling relies on amplifying short tandem repeats via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). However, during PCR, DNA polymerases can slip on these repeats, producing "stutter" ...

The new method was first used to identify the century-old remains of wrongly executed Harry Gleeson – was the first recipient of a posthumous pardon by the Irish government ...

DNA profiling technologies are rapidly advancing, creating the potential to identify individuals involved in making, packing and transporting illegal capsules by analyzing the exterior of the ...