Television to Real Life: Innovations in DNA Analysis Devices
Fiction is slowly becoming a reality for forensic investigations. Television shows like CSI solve crimes in forty minutes, analyzing DNA at a remarkable speed to aid police in pinning the culprit to the scene of the crime. Yet, in reality, it can take weeks to process DNA evidence. However, Dr. Frederic Zenhausern, a bioscience professor at the University of Arizona, has created a portable DNA analyzer that can be directly transported to the crime scene to analyze the evidence in a few hours, rather than a few weeks. The goal of the printer-sized device, MIDAS, will be to aid police in speeding up the judicial process and making arrests quicker arrests.
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Citation: Liriano, K. Downtown Devil. Bioscience professor presents portable, speedy DNA identification system at Science Center. Retrieved October 10, 1013 from http://downtowndevil.com/2013/10/07/48697/bioscience-professor-presents-portable-speedy-dna-identification-system-at-science-center/.
[Abstract written by Emily McGowan, ForensIQ Intern]