New DNA System to Identify Missing Persons By Rosemary Kamanga The National Forensic Science and Biometrics Department will soon implement a Combined DNA Index System -CODIS, aimed at improving identification and reducing the number of unclaimed bodies in mortuaries. Acting State Forensic Analyst INNOCENT MAKASA explains that, once fully implemented, CODIS will allow the department to match DNA profiles of missing persons with their relatives, whether close or distant. Dr. MAKASA has also reveal

1.9K views · 54 reactions | Inside the GBI: Forensic Biology Manager James Sebestyen describes the role of the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), a national database of DNA profiles. The GBI Forensic Biology section submits profiles that are generated from crime scene evidence, and these profiles are then compared to other profiles within CODIS. This function of DNA analysis and comparison is crucial to assisting law enforcement in investigations. | Georgia Bureau of Investigation | Facebook