FBI approves new DNA database system to speed up investigations

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The FBI has approved a new DNA database system that will expedite the process of matching various DNA samples to identities.

Law enforcement booking stations will use the new Thermo Fisher Scientific database to automatically upload and process DNA samples from qualifying suspects within 90 minutes, according to a press release.

“Rapid DNA analysis at the point of booking is a powerful investigative tool that can quickly and safely link arrested individuals with other serious crimes, thereby providing significant benefits to public safety,” Joanie Brocato, former DNA manager at the Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory and current department head of the Clinical Laboratory Science program at Louisiana State University Health Science Center, said in a Thursday statement.

The FBI has approved a new DNA database system that will expedite the process of matching various DNA samples to identities….

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