NEC, NEC New Zealand and the Institute of Environmental Science & Research complete collaborative evaluation of Portable DNA Analyzer

Tokyo, Jun 07, 2013 (JCN Newswire via COMTEX) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and NEC New Zealand carried out a field trial with the Institute of Environmental Science & Research Limited (ESR) to evaluate NEC’s Portable DNA Analyzer that is currently under development. This Analyzer extracts and analyzes human DNA for personal identification purposes.

Mirari Biosciences Granted U.S. Patent for Microwave DNA Technology

Mirari Biosciences, a pioneer in the field of microwave biochemistry, announces the award of a U.S. Patent broadly covering the use Company’s microwave technology to shorten the time required for nucleic acid analysis, including DNA testing and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification.

WJPD purchases innovative DNA extraction device

In 1986, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys pioneered the use of DNA profiling in criminal investigations. Twenty-seven years later, the West Jordan Police Department finds itself at the forefront of the rapidly advancing field of forensic science.
In February, the WJPD became the first police agency in the United States to purchase the Microbial-Vac, a ground-breaking DNA extraction device.

PowerPlex® ESI & ESX Fast Systems are here!

The PowerPlex® ESX 17 Fast and ESI 17 Fast Systems are rapid STR assays for human identification applications including forensic analysis, offender databasing and relationship testing. These systems meet the ENFSI recommendations for DNA profile sharing across Europe and co-amplify the same 17 loci, including the SE33 locus. Cycling time of less than 50 minutes saves hours per run!

New DNA database will increase crime fight, co-operation abilities

Kosovo’s Forensics Agency has become one of the 265 labs in more than 40 countries that are using CODIS, the Combined DNA Index System, to manage a database, a move that experts said will revolutionise the country’s fight against crime.

Utah company’s forensic technology featured on ‘CSI’

BLUFFDALE – A Utah-based company’s forensic DNA collection system will be soon featured on internationally watched television.
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” the No. 1 TV show worldwide, is about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas who use both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes. In the upcoming season 13 episode 21, set to air May 8 at 9 p.m. local time on CBS, the investigators will be using the revolutionary technology of wet-vacuum DNA collection to help crack a particularly tough case.

New device can extract human DNA very fast

Engineers have created a device that can extract human DNA in a simpler and more efficient way than conventional methods.

Researcher reveals new way to safeguard DNA samples

(Phys.org) —DNA evidence is invisible and remarkably easy to transfer, making it possible for a sample to be spilled or even planted on a piece of evidence.
Boise State University professor Greg Hampikian is known internationally for his work in DNA forensics, and he has developed a solution that permanently marks DNA samples to prevent contamination. Hampikian has used nullomers, the smallest DNA sequences that are absent from nature, to create the DNA bar code.

Utah company’s forensic technology featured on ‘CSI’

BLUFFDALE – A Utah-based company’s forensic DNA collection system will be soon featured on internationally watched television.
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” the No. 1 TV show worldwide, is about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas who use both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes. In the upcoming season 13 episode 21, set to air May 8 at 9 p.m. local time on CBS, the investigators will be using the revolutionary technology of wet-vacuum DNA collection to help crack a particularly tough case.

When forensic anthropology meets DNA

Just how did authorities finally link the remains found under that mysterious cairn in the Arizona desert to Joy Risker, who’d gone missing months ago and miles away in San Diego? The answer is spelled DNA, but the process wasn’t as simple as it might seem.