These articles describe how new forensic and DNA technologies have helped investigators resolve long-unsolved cases. Each story shows law enforcement reopening cold cases as tools improved.

TEXARKANA, Texas- Police are hoping to solve more cold cases using advanced DNA technology. Investigators recently made a break-through in a more than decade old case, and they're not stopping there.

Newborn babies admitted to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) rely on the quick decisions and rapid action of the medical team responsible for them. DNA testing is critical to ...

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind to the genome. Transposons play critical roles in immune response, ...

Discover how scientists are harnessing the power of CRISPR to precisely edit DNA, revolutionizing medicine and ethics as they rewrite the very code of life. Pixabay, PublicDomainPictures CRISPR ...

Local investigators working with cutting-edge technology and a Texas-based company are solving decades-old murders, identifying unknown remains and bringing closure to families who never expected ...

BUCKSNORT, Tenn. (WTVF) — A devastating explosion at an ammunition processing plant in Bucksnort has claimed 16 lives. Investigators are using new rapid DNA technology to identify victims at an ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- When it comes to catching criminals, every minute counts. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) has recently been selected to participate in a pilot program ...

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A court ruling earlier this week allowing cutting-edge DNA evidence in the trial of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann could crack open many vexing cold cases on Long Island and across ...

Riverhead, New York — Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a ...