The Advanced DNA Identification and Forensics Facility

先进的DNA鉴定和取证设施： 该项目旨在建立一个国家综合设施，用于野生动物、森林和环境DNA鉴定方面的尖端法医遗传学研究、资源和专业知识，以提高我们识别未知生物材料的能力。该项目的目标将是加强学术研究、服务提供和DNA鉴定技术的法医应用之间的协同作用，解决关键问题，如：这种材料来自哪个个人或物种？它到底是从哪里来的？这合法吗？拟议的设施可能会为政府、刑事司法系统和行业带来应用成果，例如改进有害生物和受威胁物种识别；生物安全、起诉野生动物犯罪和非法采伐；以及失踪人员和灾害受害者识别。

The advanced DNA identification and forensics facility: The project aims to establish a national integrated facility for cutting-edge forensic genetic research, resources and expertise in wildlife, forest and environmental DNA identification to improve our capacity to identify unknown biological material. The project’s goal will be to enhance synergies between academic research, service delivery and forensic application of DNA identification technologies, addressing vital questions such as: From which individual or species did this material originate? Where in the world is it from? Is it legal? The proposed facility may deliver applied outcomes for government, the criminal justice system, and industry, such as improved pest and threatened species identification; biosecurity, prosecutions of wildlife crime and illegal logging; and missing person and disaster victim identification.