Improved Microfluidic Technique for DNA
Forensic DNA testing has become a valuable technique for professionals in the criminal justice field due to its ability to accurately and consistently link DNA evidence to an individual or another source. However, accuracy comes into question when the DNA sample comes from contaminated or crude evidence. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Applied Research Associates, Inc. have created an improved microfluidic technique designed to overcome extracting a full DNA signature from “real-world, complex mixtures such as dirt.” This new technique will save time and make DNA much easier to obtain from these otherwise difficult samples.
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Source: forensicmag.com
Forensic Magazine. Microfluidic Technique Recovers DNA for IDs. Retrieved September 19, 2013, from http://www.forensicmag.com/news/2013/09/microfluidic-technique-recovers-dna-ids#.UjtB7MasiSo
[Abstract written by Emily McGowan, ForensIQ Intern]
