On TV, once a forensic expert finds a match for that lone strand of hair at the crime scene, it’s over. Finito. The criminal ends up behind bars. And maybe the attorneys exchange some witty banter. If ...

WASHINGTON -- Kirk Odom was convicted of a 1981 rape and robbery after a woman identified him as her attacker, and an FBI specialist testified hair on her nightgown was consistent with hair on Odom's ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the three decades since Florida sent Gerald Delane Murray to death row for murder, ...

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A new application that uses artificial intelligence may revolutionize the way scientists study hair and could lead to the development of health diagnostics based solely on hair. The AI model speeds up ...

Since 1989, 74 people who were convicted of serious crimes, in large part due to microscopic hair comparisons, were later exonerated by post-conviction DNA analysis. A new article highlights the ...