DNA

Attorneys for a Kentucky man that’s spent four decades on death row for murder say a recent DNA test is proof he wasn’t the killer.

State officials say every certified law enforcement agency in Kentucky has adopted sexual assault response policies. A 2016 state law requires agencies…

Scientists are experimenting with species' environmental DNA to find out how far and how fast it travels in streams. The technology is starting to revolutionize how we protect native animals.

Anthropologists in Germany say they may not need old bones to recover ancient DNA. They just analyze dust from the floor of caves where Neanderthals and other now-extinct human relatives once resided.

Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office is providing law enforcement agencies a set of resources and guidelines to aid in investigating results of more…

Police would collect DNA samples from Kentuckians arrested for felony crimes under legislation that passed a Senate committee Thursday. The DNA samples…

An independent federal panel says the experimental procedure needs to be proven safe, and even then should only be tried with male embryos because of concerns about passing down genetic errors.

The Kentucky Department of Corrections has outlined a plan to remedy a faulty DNA collection system for convicted felons months after the Office of the…

The House has passed a bill that would require police to take DNA samples from people they arrest on felony charges. The vote was 68 to 27 Thursday. The…

The House Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that will require police to take DNA samples when they arrest people on felony charges. If the measure is…