21-Mar-2025

NGS and Legacy Data

Cybergenetics’ TrueAllele has long supported Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). This DNA data capability allows forensic experts to reanalyze legacy DNA samples, even when it is highly degraded or contaminated. NGS extracts high-resolution data from old cold case evidence. TrueAllele can then solve samples once deemed “unsolvable.” TrueAllele NGS empowers investigators to connect historical DNA data with modern databases. For example, in a cold case with degraded DNA evidence, forensic teams used NGS to extract usable genetic material, ultimately identifying and arresting a suspect years after the crime.