DNA databases might help identify victims of crime and human trafficking, but how do we safeguard the personal privacy of innocent victims and family members? A new report online May 15 in the Cell ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving to significantly expand its collection of biometric data from immigrants — including DNA samples — under a new rule proposed by the Trump ...

WASHINGTON – A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for police to take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime, endorsing a practice now followed by more than half ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Over the past three decades, the collection of DNA from convicted criminals has become standard in the U.S. justice system, and many states now also swab people arrested for serious ...

Iowa is a step closer to joining a growing list of states allowing authorities to collect DNA from people arrested for certain violent crimes, under a bill that has passed the Iowa House. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia lawmakers are considering bills that would require police to collect DNA from people charged with crimes. Getty ...