Forensic Biology Tests

Our Forensic Biology series contains six individual tests. Each test is issued once per year and allows nine weeks (from shipment to data due date) for examination. All sample sets will contain two known bloodstains and two suspected dried body fluid stains; participants may report results for screening tests and STR/YSTR analyses for all tests, and mtDNA testing is available on select test offerings. The known bloodstain samples are dried on either FTA Micro Cards or cloth substrates. We structure these tests to assist laboratories in meeting the FBI QAS test frequency requirements; this series and the DNA Sample Specific series are scheduled so that participants can choose tests from either series and remain in compliance with those requirements.