LGC Forensics, the UK's largest independent provider of forensic services, is pleased to announce that its latest innovation, DNA SenCE, is now in operational use with several police forces
DNA SenCE is an innovative new approach to analysing tiny amounts of DNA which focuses on maximising the sensitivity of the standard DNA profiling process.
It involves further purifying and concentrating DNA profiles produced as a result of the standard procedure, and then reanalysing these using instruments which have been optimised for superior sensitivity.
Angela Gallop, director of science and innovation at LGC Forensics, said: "It is our novel step-wise approach that systematically increases the sensitivity of the whole process, allowing smaller and smaller amounts of DNA to be analysed.
"DNA SenCE is a very exciting development and will undoubtedly assist us with the increasing number of new and cold cases we are working on'.' LGC Forensics has dedicated, restricted-access clean-room facilities and operates to especially rigorous quality procedures specifically designed for high sensitivity profiling.
This avoids the risk of sample cross contamination, and provides maximum confidence in the results to the benefit of the most challenging investigations.
DNA SenCE has been fully validated and accredited, and details of the technique have been accepted for publication in 'Forensic Science International Genetics'.
