In a culture smitten by CSI, NCIS, and Bones, it wasn't surprising that the jury bought the blue-jeans testimony. Testifying in a 1989 murder trial in upstate New York, a forensic scientist explained ...

Nancy Gertner, a former federal judge, is a professor at Harvard Law School. Updated February 4, 2016, 6:36 PM The National Commission on Forensic Science was formed in response to widespread concerns ...

The key player in a movement challenging improper use of DNA testing and other elements of forensic science is the topic of a compelling cover story in this week's edition of Chemical & Engineering ...

Once thought to be infallible, the use of unvalidated or improper forensic sciences was a contributing factor in 47 percent of the first 325 DNA exonerations across the country, see The Innocence ...