A ruling by a federal appeals court on Thursday will allow California law enforcement officers to continue collecting DNA samples from adults who were arrested for felonies.

Five members of the forensic science community criticized the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) DNA database system.

Promega PowerPlex® 18D System is now approved for use in laboratories generating DNA records for the National DNA Index System (NDIS). Madison, WI (PRWEB) July 19, 2011 Promega PowerPlex® 18D System is now approved for use in laboratories generating DNA records for the National DNA Index System (NDIS).

Names confirmed thanks to technology advances FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug.

"Canine CODIS" Technology Unveiled by ASPCA, Humane Society of Missouri, Louisiana SPCA & University of California, Davis NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's first criminal dog-fighting DNA database has been established by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), The Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO) and the Louisiana SPCA (LA/SPCA), and will be maintained at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Veterinary Genetics Laboratory.