The hi-tech DNA-testing machine that can identify criminals in ninety MINUTES

$250,000 gadgetlooks like a printer and accepts swabs Already being used in several states and has spotted criminals Can match swabs taken from a crime scene against a DNA database Set to be used in refugee camps by the US Government Privacy campaigners concerned system will be used to store DNA

By Mark Prigg for MailOnline

Published: 17:53 EST, 21 November 2014 | Updated: 18:26 EST, 21 November 2014

A radical DNA testing machine that can deliver results in 90 minutes is set to be used across the US.

Arizona has become the first state to fully rollout the RapidHIT machine, and in August Richland County became the first force to use it to identify a subject in an attempted murder case.

It is also set to be used byThe Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the Justice Department for everything from finding criminals to scanning green card applicant - and who funded its development.

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The $250,000 RapidHIT, it can match swabs taken from a crime scene against a national DNA database and produce a match quickly.

On Aug 6, 2014, the Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced an arrest using the RapidHIT to identify Brandon Berry; charged with attempted murder and armed robbery.

Richland County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene investigators collected DNA from the suspects clothing.

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The hi-tech DNA-testing machine that can identify criminals in ninety MINUTES