Highlights
- Closure for cold and contemporary cases – New investigative leads for innocence projects, criminal investigations, and identification of missing persons
- Turnkey genealogy solution – Optimized for genealogy applications, an end-to-end solution packaged in a familiar workflow
- Powerful genetic intelligence – Data from genealogical databases and DNA samples help to identify people through relatives
Introduction
Traditionally, historians, genealogists, and adoptees have utilized genealogy to build family trees and locate birth families. The rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests, like 23andMe, brings the potential for law enforcement to partner with such communities and forensic laboratories to solve cold cases.
Forensic genetic genealogy (FGG), which is also known as investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), combines DNA analysis with genealogy to generate investigative leads in instances of unsolved crimes or unidentified remains.
By aiding identification in ways traditional techniques cannot, Verogen is developing an end-to-end, next-generation sequencing (NGS) solution to empower FGG. This article outlines how FGG uses DNA data and the Verogen GEDmatch database to produce the genetic intelligence, which can lead to an identification.
It also includes real-world examples of FGG results exonerating the wrongly convicted and linking perpetrators to crimes with equal levels of assuredness.
About Verogen, Inc.
Introducing the world’s first sequencing company solely dedicated to forensic science. Forensic laboratories are unique, and require unique scientific solutions.
We get this. Because we live it. We create thoughtfully tailored genomic solutions for forensic DNA labs. The kinds of tools we longed for when we worked in those labs ourselves. We formed an independent company with dedicated resources because we believe it’s the best way to fully address those unique needs.
The last few decades have seen tremendous advancements in molecular biology techniques, such as massively parallel sequencing. While our colleagues in other scientific fields have embraced and benefited from these improvements, forensic genomics has yet to realize the potential of the evolved technology. It’s time we had modern tools tailored to our needs.
Verogen understands this. Our sole focus is to advance science to help unlock the true potential of forensic genomics. Powered by Illumina technology and free of legacy method allegiance, we are uniquely positioned to support forensic labs with innovative solutions purpose-built for the challenges of DNA identification. Working in partnership with the community, we can elevate the forensic genomics lab’s role in preserving public safety—and improve global justice for all.
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