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DNA Sample Prep

Illegal Immigration
Seven years ago, the decision was made to include in a DNA database those individuals identified as being in the United States illegally. A brilliant idea for several reasons.
Inside the Black Box: Testing and Validation of a Rapid DNA Instrument
Technological advances will soon make rapid DNA testing (R-DNA) feasible and practical. But these new “lab on a chip” portable forensic DNA sampling systems also pose new challenges for the forensic DNA typing community.
Accessibility and the Backlog: Rethinking DNA Capability and Capacity
The DNA testing community must rethink its conventional mindset and reexamine traditional DNA analysis procedures.

Crime Lab Backlog

The Power of Information
Banishing backlogs and budget cuts with “Foresight”
Rapid DNA Analysis is Coming—Rapidly
R-DNA testing, when fully implemented and integrated into CODIS, will be the most transformational event in the use of forensic DNA since the advent of PCR.
Rape Kit Backlog
As long as rape kit backlogs are part of our current events stories rather than our historical retrospectives, I think it important to occasionally point out how far we have to go.

DNA Analysis

Taking Control: Less Taxpayer Funding, But More DNA Testing
Through a local DNA database, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has begun to leverage DNA in every possible case and has created a truly investigative tool.
The Power of Information
Banishing backlogs and budget cuts with “Foresight”
Forensic Science In The Information Age
Reliable computer interpretation can address the scientific need for thorough, objective, and informative analysis of DNA evidence.