Forensic Genetics

The Search for the Nordic Marker: Behind the Claims of CIA Infiltration in Private DNA Databases

Whistleblower claims suggest the CIA used backdoor access to 23andMe and Ancestry to screen for alien-human hybrids, raising profound questions about genetic privacy and the limit… May 27, 2026

Genetics

The CRISPR Identity Crisis and the Forensic Myth of the Self-Editing Outlaw

Tabloid panic over DIY gene-editing kits suggests criminals are rewriting their DNA to evade police, but the biological reality of forensic chimerism tells a far more complicated … Apr 29, 2026

Genetics

Hitler’s DNA: Verified—and Deeply Contested

Researchers say they verified a bloodstained swatch as Adolf Hitler’s and report a PROK2 mutation linked to Kallmann syndrome, plus high psychiatric polygenic scores; experts caut… Feb 25, 2026

Genetics

DNA Claim Reopens Jack the Ripper Case

A renewed genetic analysis has reignited claims that Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper — but experts warn mitochondrial matches and a questionable artifact chain of custody mean… Nov 25, 2025

Genetics

Should Hitler’s DNA have been studied?

A recent surge in media attention over DNA taken from material linked to Adolf Hitler has renewed a difficult debate: when, and whether, scientists should interrogate the genomes … Nov 15, 2025

Articles about Forensic Genetics

The Search for the Nordic Marker: Behind the Claims of CIA Infiltration in Private DNA Databases

The CRISPR Identity Crisis and the Forensic Myth of the Self-Editing Outlaw

Hitler’s DNA: Verified—and Deeply Contested

DNA Claim Reopens Jack the Ripper Case

Should Hitler’s DNA have been studied?