DNA Testing Time Cut in Half
The Hennepin County Sheriffs Office in Minnesota has recently reduced the time it takes them to test DNA… by half! Thanks to several contributing factors, the lab has been reaping many benefits from this decrease in processing time. The lab has been able to focus their DNA analysis efforts not only on the most recent DNA samples that they receive, but also on their backlog, including property crime samples. Sheriff’s Office’s Kip Carver said, “Violent crime in the county is down 38 percent. The crime lab is very much a part of that.” The Sheriffs Office attributes the advancement to the hiring of more lab techs, more thorough training, federal grant money, a new lab, and the teamwork of other federal agencies.
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Source: forensicmag.com
Citation:
Prather, S. (October 1, 2013). Hennepin County crime lab cuts DNA testing time in half. In StarTribune. Retrieved October 3, 2013, from http://www.startribune.com/local/west/226040991.html.
[Abstract written by: Alex Mitzel, ForensIQ Intern]