| Category |
General Comments |
| Collected Swab Sample (Reference Sample) |
Buccal (cheek swab) samples collected directly |
| Blood (Whole) |
Medical blood draw in Vacutainer Tube |
| Blood Stains |
Band Aids, tampons, bloody tissues |
| Bone |
Fibula or Femur, ~4-inch section |
| Cigarette Butts |
2 to 4 butts |
| Clothing |
Hats, baseball caps, underwear, bandanna |
| Dental Floss |
Do not touch the floss with your fingers. |
| Ear Wax |
Cotton swab or Q-tip |
| Electric Razor Clippings |
Place in paper envelope. |
| Gum |
Do not touch the gum with you fingers. Sugar-free gum is preferred. |
| Hair |
Roots or follicles must be attached. Hair from a brush or comb may not work. We need at least 6-10 hairs. |
| Infidelity/Forensic Samples |
Covers array of samples and matrices such as underwear, in which the DNA source is unknown, unseen or potentially mixed. |
| Licked Envelope |
Greeting card or letter |
| Nails (Finger/Toe) |
Freshly trimmed nails work best |
| Paraffin Embedded Tissue |
From pathology laboratories |
| Post Mortem Tissue |
Coroner Samples, Funeral Homes |
| Razors |
Place razor in a paper envelope. |
| Sperm/Semen |
Liquid semen: absorb suspected semen sample onto a clean cotton swab. Air-dry for 1 hour.
Dried semen stains: absorb semen stain onto a clean cotton swab moistened with distilled water. Air-dry for 1 hour. |
| Teeth |
Molar, premolar or canine preferred. |
| Toothbrush |
Air-dry the toothbrush for 30-60 minutes. |
| Toothpick |
Do not touch the toothpick with your fingers. |
| Umbilical Cord (Dried) |
Place in paper envelope. |
| Used Handkerchief |
Nasal Mucous. Place in paper envelope. |
| Used Kleenex |
Nasal Mucous. Place in paper envelope. |