Officials at a Canadian DNA lab knew its prenatal paternity tests were misidentifying babies’ biological fathers, often ruling out the true dads — but continued to sell the tests for more than $1,000, ...

A secret briefing warned the Queensland government that police and courts were still being provided unreliable DNA results, just months after a major commission of inquiry tried to fix the ­nation’s ...

A report by Dr Kirsty Wright has found widespread issues at Forensic Science Queensland. The beleaguered lab was at the heart of two commissions of inquiry in 2022 and 2023. Victims of serious crimes ...

White Paper: Validation methods for the implementation of an automated process for DNA extraction 2 Feb 2023 Written by Zymo Research Lab design and machinery Molecular biology ...

Queensland’s plagued DNA lab has been rocked after another review revealed concerning gaps in staff’s “scientific knowledge, skills” amid warnings it is operating in “crisis mode”. And the lab’s ...

Traces of ancient DNA contained in old bones have spilled fascinating secrets about the past. But extracting genetic material involves a certain amount of damage to the object in question, and many ...

The director of a state-run forensic testing lab has been suspended by Queensland government in the latest scandal over botched DNA sampling. It follows a pause in testing at Forensic Science ...

Hyderabad: In the aftermath of the Sigachi factory explosion at Patancheru in Sangareddy district, the challenge of identifying the victims fell to the Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory (TGFSL).