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DFS expands STRmix use, outsources cases to private lab to chip away at forensic biology backlog
Summary
DFS reported expanded use of STRmix probabilistic genotyping, hiring and training progress across regional labs, robotics rollouts and an outsourcing contract sending at least 600 cases annually to a private vendor to reduce backlog.
DFS staff told the Scientific Advisory Committee they are expanding probabilistic genotyping (STRmix) capacity, training additional biologists and outsourcing lower-priority casework to a private lab to reduce a longtime forensic-biology backlog.
Director Linda Jackson said DFS has sent roughly 600 forensic-biology cases to a contract vendor, BODI of Wharton, Va., to help reduce turnaround times. Brad Jenkins and other biology leaders described regional hiring and training: several scientists are in…
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