DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

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gunnabeoneday...I really don't have a good idea what DNAP's cost is to run the test. While this price is considerably lower than typical STR CODIS testing, you must remember that there would undoubtedly be more overhead in the way of documentation and additional procedures related to chain-of-custody in forensic testing.

There could also be additional laboratory procedures involved with forensic DNA testing simply due to the nature and condition of the sample. A DNA sample retrieved from a crime scene may be quite different than a nice clean cheek swab from a genealogy enthusiast.

I would also guess that liability insurance could be pricy for CODIS type work as opposed to a genealogy test. Afterall, we could be talking life and death in a court case.

It would not surprise me to find out that this is an introductory rate that is either at cost or slightly above. I don't know why DNAPrint's costs would be too much different than any other DNA testing lab. But, there are valid reasons that DNAPrint charges a genealogist $219 for AncestryByDNA, yet charges a police agency $1,000 for virtually the same test. I would expect that we are looking at a similar situation here.

It does seem to me, though, that the STR Map testing for genealogy will allow them to gain needed experience and set the stage for the move into forensic STR testing.

At least we can see that things seem to be moving along...

Later,
W2P