DNA

DNA

DNA

Comparison

Technologies used for performing forensic DNA analysis differ in their ability to differentiate two individuals and in the speed with which results can be obtained. The speed of analysis has dramatically improved for forensic DNA analysis. DNA testing that previously took 6 or 8 weeks can now be performed in a few hours. (Butler 2009)

The human identity testing community has used a variety of techniques including single-locus probe and multi-locus probe RFLP methods and more recently PCR (polymerase chain reaction)-based assays. Numerous advances have been made in the last 15 years in terms of sample processing speed and sensitivity. Instead of ...