Extended: how DNA samples are processed

Testing can take a lot of time

Updated: Monday, 22 Feb 2010, 4:09 PM EST
Published : Monday, 22 Feb 2010, 4:09 PM EST

(WPRI) - Robin Smith, Supervisor of the state’s Forensic Biology Laboratory, talks about the process of analyzing a DNA sample at the lab, and the amount of time the testing can take.

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