Life Technologies GlobalFiler and GlobalFiler Express DNA kits

Life Technologies has launched GlobalFiler and GlobalFiler Express, two DNA kits that will, according to the company, make it faster and easier for crime labs performing forensic testing to process DNA samples.

By increasing the number of genetic markers by over 30% to 24, GlobalFiler delivers the ability to recover more information from forensic samples and increases discrimination power by up to nine orders of magnitude. This results in faster and more powerful comparisons of forensic data to resolve crimes. Combined with five times faster processing efficiency, this advancement will enable forensic scientists to solve and prevent more crime while addressing ever-growing backlogs.

The kits feature a proprietary chemistry that enables 48 samples to be processed in under 2 h when combined with the company’s forensic testing systems - claimed to be five times faster than other solutions currently on the market. It also facilitates quicker and improved amplification of challenging samples, such as degraded human remains. The kits offer forensic scientists a high standard in rapid DNA processing from sample to result.