Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1181222-20170830100203/@comment-734582-20170831172022

Fonselot wrote: Does anybody know how much does it actually take to prepare a DNA sample for analysis? It always bother me how simple they make it at every tv series or movie... A few cells is enough. DNA can fairly easily be made to replicate, so even tiny samples can be grown into useful quantities. A DNA Match takes a few hours if i recall correctly. But in real life forensics they usually do whole batteries of tests, so it usually takes a lot more time.