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November 7, 2007 | Volume 1, Issue 32

FEATURE ARTICLE

Using LIMS to Decrease Turnaround Time of DNA Analysis, part 2
By 2000, the FSS had encountered a need to develop the automation systems to increase capacity – demand had increased to in the region of 300,000 samples per annum, and there was a need to extend automated processing beyond buccal swabs to other sample types such as chewing gum, cigarette butts and other samples types that are common in forensic DNA profiling. The new technologies that were developed included modified chemistries for various stages of the process, as well as improved automation that was able to handle samples in a more efficient and effective manner.

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PRODUCT FOCUS

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The Model 6035 Insect Growth Chamber provides standard features to specifically support insect growth for genetic research for forensic studies in an environmental chamber. A wide temperature range of 5°C to 60°C, combined with a humidity range of 20% to 95% RH, offers the flexibility to simulate nearly any environmental condition. (CARON Products & Services)

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IN THE MAGAZINE

Forensic Technology Widens Net for Drugs of Abuse: The Rise of LC/MS/MS for Toxicology Testing
Everyone outside the toxicology field seems to believe the forensic toxicology laboratory can identify any drug or compound of interest with a simple push of a button.

Popular belief is that a lab can obtain an unknown sample, analyze it, and have a report printed out – complete with pictures, graphs, chemical structures, and compound identifications – in a matter of minutes.

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