New report is critical of pattern-matching forensics.

DNA can degrade due to environmental and chemical processes, so "this method will be a game-changer for forensics." 

Forensic scientists analyze DNA from blood trails left at the scene.

Investigators may be able to use the results to pinpoint the location of missing bodies from a distance.

Yes, dead body farms are a thing, and they can help forensic scientists and law enforcement understand human decomposition.

Have you ever used popular DNA testing sites like Ancestry or 23andMe? Police can access that data to track down suspects, but the ethics behind it are questionable.

Everyone emits a unique cloud of microbes with every movement, and now scientists believe the lingering particles could be used as an identification marker.