CSI 'does not reflect forensics'

[KenGoddard]

Sticks said:

KenGoddard said:
And again in real life: the analysis almost never occurs while the scene is being investigated. Under normal conditions (huge evidence backlogs), the analysis will take place weeks or even months later.

Out of interest, suppose you have an adequate sample from a person, and no backlog and dedicated state of the art equipment, how long would it take to get a profile, that could be used to determine paternity from a list of available profiles

Umm, not sure. We don't do human DNA profiling in our (wildlife) lab, so I'm not up on the latest technology or time frames.

 

[Grissom_Nick]

NOTE: That article is from BBC which is in the UK, the technology and procedures are totaly diffrent in the US.