Brave New system could reduce DNA matching time to ten minutes (Manchester Guardian)
The old DNA identification system took up to six weeks to analyze a DNA sample for criminal cases and that sample had to be taken, preserved and processed under laboratory conditions. Now the subject's entire genome can be sequenced in under 5 minutes without any physical sample at all, says Rehfeldt. "Our goal for felony case DNA searches is now 10 minutes, and in misdemeanor cases, it's 15 minutes," says Rehfeldt.
A record of all the genetic base pairs and detailed personal information about individuals analyzed by the new system will be maintained in the FBI's Clarksburg, WV facility.
Asked if anyone at the FBI had expressed any reservations regarding the implementation of such a system on privacy or constitutional grounds, Rehfeldt responded via the Twitter messaging service "w00t! All your genome are belong to us!"
