Effect of Automated Methods on Forensic DNA Workflow Management
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In 2013, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Houston Crime Laboratory had two robots for automated purification and one robot for automated assay set-up. All were under-utilized and none were incorporated into a cohesive automated workflow; rather, made available for independent use at the analysts’ discretion. We were working under a case-ownership workflow where […]