A mobile DNA laboratory for forensic science adapted to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis

The Forensic Science Institute of the French Gendarmerie Nationale (IRCGN (TM)) developed in 2015 an ISO 17025 certified mobile DNA laboratory for genetic analyses. This Mobil'DNA laboratory is a fully autonomous and adaptable mobile laboratory to perform genetic analyses in the context of crime scenes, terrorism attacks or disasters. To support the hospital task force in Paris during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic, we adapted this mobile genetic laboratory to perform high-throughput molecular screening for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by real-time PCR. We describe the adaptation of this Mobil'DNA lab to assist in Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis.

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The French Gendarmerie Nationale developed a mobile DNA laboratory certified under ISO 17025 for genetic analyses, which was recently adapted to assist hospitals in Paris with high-throughput molecular screening for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic.