The Gazette

Texas lab’s advanced DNA testing helped Iowa City investigators break 1992 case

Without advanced DNA testing developed by a Texas lab, Iowa City Police investigators may not have been able to identify an infant found in 1992 in an Iowa City landfill because the DNA tissue sample was “degraded and contaminated.” The advanced ...
The Denver Post

Boulder sheriff walks back partnership with state lab amid DNA testing backlog

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office will no longer rely on a state lab for DNA testing, as the Colorado Bureau of Investigation continues to grapple with a backlog of sexual assault forensic exams. Sheriff ...
WGNO

Full accreditation achieved and DNA test on deck for NOPD crime lab

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department Crime Lab recently made history by becoming fully accredited. WGNO spoke with the lab’s director about what that means and the goals for the facility. “Our primary function is to provide for ...
Post and Courier

Tri-County Biological Science Center opens as region’s first collaborative DNA lab

Local leaders from Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties gathered Jan. 26 to cut the ribbon on the new Tri-County Biological Science Center, marking the launch of South Carolina’s first regional DNA-testing collaboration. The 21,000-square-foot ...