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New Method for Processing Rape Evidence Could Eliminate Crime-Lab Backlogs - Read More

Date Added: May 01, 2008 09:38:02 PM
Approximately 250,000 items of sexual assault evidence are mired in three- to 12-month backlogs awaiting analysis in U.S. forensic laboratories. A University of Virginia forensic chemist has developed a method for handling rape evidence that reduces part of the DNA analysis time from 24 hours to as little as 30 to 45 minutes and improves the sperm cell recovery rate by 100 percent.

Category: Science and Technology » Forensics


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