Kirsty Wright hated science in school, but her unconventional career path has led her to use DNA profiling in high-profile ...

Amanda Isett, a forensic scientist with Michigan State Police, testified on Feb. 27, 2026, on day 10 of the Dale Warner ...

Forensic science in England and Wales is not working. Not for the police, not for forensic scientists, or lawyers and ultimately, it is not working for the public and the criminal justice system.

The assessment was delivered by forensic scientist Professor Angela Gallop, and has been reinforced today by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, which found “little to contradict it”.

When I joined the police in the 80s, most criminal investigations were solved by witness testimony or catching the offender in the act, writes Graham Bartlett.

A forensic scientist who has worked with police and presented evidence in major court cases has said she is “delighted and humbled” to be given a damehood. Professor Dame Lorna Dawson is head of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Professor Dame Lorna Dawson is head of the Centre for Forensic Soil Science at the James Hutton Institute, a Scottish-based ...

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A forensic scientist who has worked with police and presented evidence in major court cases has said she is “delighted and humbled” to be given a damehood. Professor Dame Lorna Dawson is head of the ...