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Forensic entomologist Jeff Tomberlin is shaping the future of forensic science at Texas A&M, from criminal cases to student ...

More than three decades after a newborn was found dead in an Iowa City landfill, advanced DNA testing has led to an ...

Aug. 22—SANTA FE — New Mexico is opening a new forensic laboratory designed to help law enforcement officers and prosecutors more quickly analyze evidence and solve crimes. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ...