GTG Genetic Technologies Limited

Genetic Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:GENE) (ASX:GTG) today launched a new dog attack DNA kit that will allow Australian rangers, livestock owners and police investigators to easily gather canine DNA evidence at dog attack scenes. In what is believed to be a world-first, the City of Port Phillip, Melbourne, will introduce DNA testing into all dog attack investigations. City rangers have been provided with Genetic Technologies� Dog Attack DNA Kits that include DNA collection swabs, gloves, tamper evidence bags and how-to instructions. Any DNA collected is then sent to the Genetic Technologies� laboratories where a team of scientists extract the canine DNA. More than one Melbourne-resident is admitted to hospital every day with injuries resulting from severe dog attacks. Head DNA Testing for Genetic Technologies, Mr Ian Smith, says while estimates put the number of dog attacks in Australia as high as 100,000, most of these attacks go unsolved. �In the event of a dog attack, there is usually ample canine DNA material left at the attack scene,� he says. �We are making DNA technologies, like those featured on TV shows like CSI, available to all dog attack investigators who may require additional evidence to prosecute the owners of rogue dog,� he says. �Dog DNA can be extracted from blood, clothing or skin wounds of the victim, dog derived material such as faeces or hair, or from anything that the dog has come in contact with such as fence palings or gates.� DNA is incredibly accurate. �The chance of a�second dog,�selected at random from the dog population, having the same DNA profile as�obtained from the crime scene sample would be around 1 in 80 million.� �DNA analysis is particularly useful when a dog owner refuses to cooperate with investigators or the victim is unable to identify the dog because there are many dogs running around � say in a park setting.� Genetic Technologies recently analysed DNA from a dog bite victim�s clothing, along with DNA from two different but related dogs. �By taking a sample of both dogs� DNA, we were able to conclusively show which dog was involved in the attack � even though they were related,� he says. DNA may be able to help when: A dog attack victim is unable to identify the exact dog An attack happens in a park setting when there are multiple dogs A dog owner refuses to cooperate with council investigations The owner of the alleged attack dog has multiple dogs of the same breed at their residence A neighbourhood dog is wrongly accused of being involved in an attack � DNA may also be able to exclude the dog A farmer�s livestock have been attacked by a neighbourhood dog