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DNA Identification

See how the FBI database of DNA records is used by law enforcement during investigations.

Aired 11/23/2022

QED With Dr. B

DNA Identification

Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 6m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

See how the FBI database of DNA records is used by law enforcement during investigations.

Abby Schwaderer, Quality Assurance Manager for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, discusses how DNA evidence is used in crime laboratories. She explains how the FBI database of DNA records is used every day by federal, state, and local law enforcement across the United States to move investigations forward.

Aired 11/23/2022

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Support for QED with Dr. B is provided by Battelle, American Electric Power Foundation, Bath & Body Works Foundation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and William and Diane Dawson Foundation.

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