Forensic Genomics

By Copan

Since the first use of DNA fingerprinting in 1986, forensic genetics has rapidly evolved. Today, scientists are implementing quicker, more specific, and more sensitive techniques such as NGS, phenotyping, microRNAs, and microbiome analysis, detective tools that could soon be applied to criminal cases and represent the future of forensics investigation. That’s why now, more than ever, the need for a neat biological evidence collection must be recognized.

By making its patented FLOQ technology ISO 18385 compliant, Copan anticipated this need back in 2011, launching its 4N6 forensics evidence collection line. Designed in 2003 to answer the need of healthcare professionals for a more efficient sample collection, the FLOQ technology ensures a quick, capillarity-driven sample uptake and, unlike conventional wrapped-fiber swabs, an efficient elution of the biological specimen thanks to the perpendicular arrangement of the short Nylon fibers

NY. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. 2023 . 56p.