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Post by prion on Nov 12, 2004 18:32:17 GMT 7
Nepal’s first DNA lab set up
The National Forensic Science Laboratory (NAFOL) has set up Nepal’s first deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory in Khumaltar. DNA is the genetic blueprint that determines a person’s biological characteristics.The laboratory will analyse body fluids, blood and hair samples from the crime scene and try to match the DNA with that of the suspect’s. “We hope the lab will help solve crime, provide justice to rape victims and help in verifying the DNA of parents and child in controversial cases,” said Pratibha Rana, Minister of State for Science and Technology while inaugurating the lab today. When a child’s DNA does not match with that of the alleged father, he is excluded 100 per cent as the biological father. But when the child’s DNA does match, this means that the alleged father “could be” the father but it does not prove that he “is” the only possible father since related individuals can share DNA characteristics. “We will conduct DNA seque-ncing to find hereditary disea-ses,” said Jeevan Prasad Rizal, acting chief of NAFOL. Dr Swoyambhu Man Amatya, secretary at the Ministry of Science and Technology assured of providing training to scientists for efficient services.
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