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A suspect was arrested for a minor crime in the United Kingdom last month, and due to local laws, he was swabbed for a DNA reference sample.
Using a device called the RapidHIT System, the DNA profile was generated, he was connected to a serious sexual assault case, charged, and kept behind bars without bail - all in less than two hours.
The RapidHIT system by IntegenX has been available for two years - but the company announced a newer version today that they say is half the cost, and even faster.
Read more: Validation and Incorporation of RapidHIT Technology into Routine Forensic DNA Casework
"Very few people have seen this yet," said Robert Schueren, the president and CEO of the company, speaking to Forensic Magazine from the debut of the system at the 26th conference of the International Society for Forensic Genetics in Krakow, Poland.
"The country needs this - the world needs this," he added.
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