Today's FBI Lab: Not Your Father's DNA

The Bureau with Frank Figliuzzi

Frank Figliuzzi

News, True Crime

4.9 • 751 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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A top FBI scientist shares her compelling personal story and reveals astounding advances in "Rapid DNA" - the ability to match your DNA profile at your local police station in two hours or less. She also answers the question - "What does a devastating hurricane have to do with DNA research?" Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	I'm former FBI Assistant Director, Frank Figuzy.
0:13.0	Join me on a journey deep inside the world's premier law enforcement agency
0:19.0	to decode the mysteries and challenges of today's FBI.
0:23.6	The threats facing America are as real as the men and women who battle to protect us.
0:29.6	In this first of a kind podcast, we sit down with active duty FBI personnel who reveal their mission,
0:36.6	their cases, and their lives.
0:40.3	Let's go inside the Bureau with Frank Figuzy.
0:44.3	DNA is the blueprint of life.
0:49.3	Sitting there on a shelf saying, solve me.
0:53.3	Rapid DNA, it's essentially a miniature laboratory.
0:56.4	How much DNA does the FBI have on file?
0:59.8	And they develop that DNA profile within less than two hours.
1:03.4	This is unbelievable.
1:04.6	And really, quite frankly, almost out of some science fiction movie.
1:08.2	There are millions of profiles.
1:23.3	Our guest today is Dr. Liliana Moreno from the DNA support unit within the famed FBI Laboratory.
1:29.4	We'll learn about the remarkable advances in crime solving brought about by the newest applications of DNA science. And we'll learn what's just around the corner as police departments in cities
1:36.2	across America jump into a new era of biometric identification. Dr. Moreno, thanks for joining us.
1:46.6	Thank you for having me.
1:47.9	It's our pleasure.
1:49.5	Let's launch right into what is an exciting discussion of an exciting time in the science applications that help law enforcement solve crimes.
1:59.4	But I want to start with your story, Lily, because it is
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