Closing more cases faster is the goal of a new rapid DNA machine in Beaver County. “So we are swabbing the ridges for any rough spots of the gun where skin cells may collect,” a detective told Channel ...

Scientists are exploring how DNA’s physical structure can store vast amounts of data and encode secure information.

The King County Sheriff’s Office has acquired a $230,000 Rapid DNA machine that can process crime scene evidence in approximately 90 minutes, a task that previously took weeks or months at the state ...

Engineered DNA can store massive amounts of data while also encrypting it, opening the door to ultra-secure, long-term ...

MONACA, Pa. — A man accused of robbing a teenage store clerk at Monaca Market is now in jail, thanks to new rapid DNA technology being used by law enforcement in Beaver County. Police said the robbery ...

DNA evidence that once took days to process could now provide a break in a case in just 90 minutes. The state police have expanded their Rapid DNA program, implementing 15 fully automated genetic ...

Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing reams of data and how to protect that information from unintended access. Now ...

Bensalem, a suburb in Bucks County, near Philadelphia, is on the leading edge of a revolution in how crimes are solved. “It’s groundbreaking to have it in the police department,” said Detective Glenn ...