To quickly identify victims of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California’s history, researchers used a technique called Rapid DNA Identification that can provide results within hours, compared with months to years required of conventional DNA analysis.
Daily Archives: March 5, 2020
Rapid DNA Test Quickly Identifies Victims of Mass Casualty Event
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Posted in Forensic Industry News, Mass Disaster, Rapid DNA
Washington lawmakers looking to change way, where rape kits are stored
OLYMPIA — In recent years, Washington, like many other states, has been overwhelmed with a backlog of untested rape kits. The state has invested millions of dollars to reduce the number of untested kits — which reached nearly 10,000 in 2015 — and hopes to eliminate the backlog by December 2021.
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A crushed water bottle just helped solve a $3 million Tampa jewelry heist
A crushed water bottle in a Tampa jewelry store and a burglary tool left in a Los Angeles home helped connect a $3 million bay area burglary to a similar crime in a Los Angeles property owned by actors Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, according to law enforcement officials.
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