Crime Lab Partnership Doubles DNA Testing Capacity
The FBI awarded multi-year, cooperative agreements to the following agencies: Arizona Department of Public Safety Central Crime Laboratory in Phoenix, Arizona; Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Laboratory in Meriden, Connecticut; Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota; and the New Jersey State Police Crime Laboratory in Trenton, New Jersey.
Mitochondrial DNA analysis is used in forensic and missing person cases where there are only small or degraded amounts of DNA available from hair, bones and teeth. Mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited and multiple individuals can have the same mitochondrial type, so positive identifications are not possible using mitochondrial DNA testing only.
Previously, the FBI lab was the only laboratory offering free testing to local law enforcement and could only handle about 600 tests annually. With the new partnership, that capacity is expected to increase to 1,200 annually.
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DNA testing is so important. When used to help solve cases, it can make such a difference in so many people’s lives.