We often treat a DNA result like a final, divine verdict. In a time when truth can feel subjective, a laboratory report has become our ultimate anchor. We hand over a cheek swab, wait a week, and ...

Current Massachusetts law bars rape prosecutions in cases older than 15 years, even when there’s a DNA match. The governor wants to change it.

DNA samples taken from the victims in the 1991 yogurt shop killings do not belong to the four murder suspects, according to a Department of Public Safety laboratory report. After testing for sexual ...