Senior Colonel Tran Duy Hung, Deputy Director of the department, chaired the event.
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Sr. Col. Tran Duy Hung chairs the event. |
Speaking at the seminar, Senior Colonel Nguyen Van Loi, Director of the Military Institute of Forensic Medicine, said that the number of martyrs’ remains samples in Vietnam requiring DNA testing is very large, over 500,000 samples. However, the quality of these samples is often poor due to severe degradation over time, which affects testing results.
Between 2013 and 2025, the institute conducted DNA analysis and returned results for 558 samples, with a current capacity of around 400 samples per year.
In the coming time, in order to increase the number of identified remains, he proposed enhancing quality control of DNA samples, optimizing testing workflows, and automating processes, such as sample grinding, DNA extraction, reaction preparation and data management. He also emphasized the need to accelerate research and application of advanced technologies across all stages of DNA analysis.
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Sr. Col. Nguyen Van Loi speaks at the event. |
For Senior Colonel Nguyen Duy Bac, Deputy Director of the Military Medical Academy, the most challenging stage in DNA analysis is the extraction and purification process. Therefore, this step should be automated to ensure the highest accuracy and speed, while preventing contamination from the environment or handling personnel that could compromise results.
He added that it is essential to adopt advanced technologies for DNA analysis and sequencing, along with developing data management systems capable of comparing samples with those of relatives to achieve the most accurate identification outcomes.
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Sr. Col. Nguyen Duy Bac addresses the event. |
At the workshop, participating enterprises introduced several new technologies for DNA analysis of martyrs’ remains, including automated extraction technologies for bone and tissue samples, DNA collection kits, sequencing technologies such as STR, SNP and DNA, as well as DNA quantification solutions, among others.
Translated by Song Anh