New DNA Technology Helps Get Convictions
Newly developed DNA computer software is being praised for its assistance with two robbery convictions in Kern County, California. True Allele is a new computer software program capable of sorting through contaminated evidence using mathematical formulas. The software can help identify whether a particular person’s DNA was present at a crime scene even if the DNA has been in the field for a while or may be contaminated or degraded. True Allele was paid for with a $100,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice. Now that the new technology has been proven in the courtroom, more use of the software is expected.
Date of Article: February 20, 2013
Source: Forensic Magazine and KGET
[Abstract by ForensIQ intern, Andrea Williams}
Citation: (2013). KGET 17. New DNA technology helps convict criminals. Retrieved February 25, 2013, from http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/New-DNA-technology-helps-convict-criminals/JX2dC0lgpki4kD_tCdHsvQ.cspx
