Applied Biosystems Introduces New DNA Technologies That Address Major Challenges Facing Forensic Scientists

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Biosystems (NYSE: ABI), an Applera Corporation business, today announced the first commercial reagent kit for analyzing degraded or limited DNA; a system with new software for automating DNA testing processes to streamline forensic laboratory workflow; and a new software application for expediting the process of laboratory validation. The company said that it expects the AmpFlSTR® MiniFiler™ PCR Amplification Kit for degraded DNA, the HID EVOlution™ System and VALID™ Software will help the more than 10,000 forensic laboratories around the world maximize the use of DNA in human identification.

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