State will use Battelle DNA technology at crime lab

In about two years, Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations will be able to test damaged DNA samples and expedite DNA testing thanks to new technology from Battelle. BCI labs, along with labs across the country, currently are assisting with the validating of new DNA sequencing methods, called Next Generation Sequencing, Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Thursday. Next Generation Sequencing initially will be used in missing persons cases to identify human remains, DeWine said. But he