The Bardole Method -TM is a revolutionary new technique that is changing the way criminal investigators, handle shell casings and smaller items of evidence where DNA is often difficult to obtain.
It is a method of separating and isolating DNA material from small evidence items. The application could include many items that are currently difficult to sample like shell casings, fingernail clippings, rings, gun parts, keys, bomb fragments and other small items. Here is the basic concept. Sterile solution is used to wash down the small items of evidence, and then filtered so the loosened skin cells can be preserved and easily accessed for DNA testing. |
Traditional DNA TestingWhile the idea of a extracting a DNA sample has remained essentially the same since its inception, the processes by which we can attain those samples has changed drastically. We can now generate partial and often complete DNA profiles from samples that were perviously thought to be to small, corrupted, or otherwise lacking.
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M-VacThe M-Vac is a sterile wet-vacuum. Collection solution is sprayed onto the surface while simultaneously being vacuumed off of the surface. It creates a "mini-hurricane" that loosens the DNA material which is transferred to the collection bottle and later concentrated onto a filter. Here is a short video describing the M-Vac®.
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Phenotyping
Is a significant advancement in DNA technologies. It allows us to offer investigators a number answers as to the physical characteristics possessed by the individual to whom a given sample belongs to. This is invaluable information both when searching for a suspect, as well as when attempting to identify a victim with limited physical evidence. |
Genealogy Investigation
When an initial electronic search of DNA databases yields only a familial match, Genealogy picks up the case. It can be as simple of compiling a list of immediate family members or tracing out relationships to third or fourth cousins. In some cases, hard records searches are needed to find answers to family secrets, such as a child given up for adoption. |