, Orchid Cellmark Inc.
"This is landmark legislation that we believe has the potential to greatly
expand the utility of DNA testing to help prevent as well as solve crime, and
for the first time includes provisions to use DNA testing to help address
issues around immigrants attempting to enter or reside in the U. In the agriculture field, Orchid Cellmark provides DNA
testing services for agricultural selective trait breeding.K ."
Cox commissioned the studies to evaluate the effectiveness of Michigan's
statutes in response to a disturbing series of cases uncovered by his Health
Care Fraud Division.

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"When one out of ten of these employees
have serious criminal histories, it is clear that we need to do more to
protect Michigan seniors.
To report Medicaid provider fraud or identity theft/patient abuse in a
resident care facility, call the Attorney General's 24-hour Hotline at
800 24-ABUSE (800-242-2873); e-mail hcf@michigan.michigan.

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(Nasdaq: ORCH), a leading worldwide provider of identity DNA testing services ,
today applauded the formal passage of U. illegally,"
said Paul J. This provision could
potentially result in millions of individuals being added to the CODIS
database in the coming years.

* Authorizes DNA samples to be taken from immigrants trying to cross the
U.

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All statements in this press release that are not historical are forward-
looking statements within the meaning of Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including statements regarding: the expected impact the
legislation may have on (i) expanding DNA testing and the demand for forensic
DNA testing services, (ii) expanding the utility of DNA testing to help
prevent as well as solve crime, (iii) further harnessing the power of DNA to
apprehend criminals much sooner and far more effectively than is possible
today, and (iv) expanding inclusion of DNA profiles in DNA criminal database
systems; and Orchid Cellmark's intention to work closely with law enforcement
agencies throughout the county to supply the expanded DNA testing expected to
result from the legislation.

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Key
provisions of the legislation grant state and federal law enforcement
authorities the right to upload the DNA profiles of all arrestees into the
federal Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database.
Orchid Cellmark is one of the longest established and most respected
private forensic DNA testing firms in the world.com.
AARP of Michigan's Associate State Director of Government Affairs Bill
Knox joined Cox in unveiling a new initiative to address the problems raised
in the Attorney General's report.
"It is only through our combined efforts that we can reform the system and
effectively achieve the level of protection Michigan's most vulnerable
citizens deserve and that we all expect," said Cox. Abuse and neglect investigations and prosecutions include physical
assault, criminal sexual conduct, identity theft, theft of residents' property
and funds, and harmful neglect in Michigan residential care facilities.

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As a pioneer and
innovator in the forensic DNA testing field, Orchid Cellmark intends to work
closely with law enforcement agencies throughout the country to supply the
expanded DNA testing expected to result from this new legislation . "In three years, as the first
group of 78 million baby boomers begins to retire, the safety of Michigan's
nursing homes should be on all of our minds.
In conducting its activities, the division works closely with other
agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement
Administration, Department of Justice, Michigan State Police, state regulatory
agencies, local law enforcement agencies, and private health insurance
companies.gov ; or visit the Attorney
General 's Web site at http://www.

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- Federal Legislation Enables DNA Profiles of Arrestees and Illegal Immigrants
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PRINCETON, N.S. "It has been shown that many perpetrators of minor offenses
graduate to more violent crimes, and we believe this new legislation is a
critical step in further harnessing the power of DNA to apprehend criminals
much sooner and far more effectively than is possible today. More recently, Orchid Cellmark
has applied its innovative forensic DNA technology to help identify victims of
the 9/11 World Trade Center and the Asian tsunami disasters.

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These provisions became law as part of HR 3402, the Department of
Justice Reauthorization bill, which was signed by the President yesterday.D., president and chief executive officer of Orchid
Cellmark. Of the more than 5,500
CNAs studied, 9% had a total of 836 outstanding criminal warrants and 3%, or
170, had past criminal convictions."
On Friday, Cox notified each of the State's approximately 5,000
residential care facilities of the report's findings and submitted a
comprehensive proposal to the Legislature that would enhance Michigan's
criminal background statutes.gov/ag .

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Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Investigation Uncovers Hundreds of Criminals Working in Adult Residential Care Facilities

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"AARP has 1. Medicaid fraud investigations and
prosecutions include false billings, unlawful delivery of controlled
substances, practicing medicine without a license, kickbacks, and bribery
schemes.

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S. Kelly added, "The provisions of this law give individual states a
powerful incentive to pass their own arrestee testing legislation to help them
further broaden their forensic DNA testing programs. Simpson, Green River serial
murderer, JonBenet Ramsey and Unabomber cases.

The Attorney General's Health Care Fraud Division is one of 49 federally
certified Medicaid Fraud Control Units.

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border illegally. In the human identity area, the
company provides DNA testing services for forensic, family relationship and
security applications.
The first reviewed the criminal backgrounds of a statewide sample of
Michigan's 40,000 Certified Nurse's Aides (CNAs), the single -largest group of
certified workers providing direct care to residents.

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Orchid Cellmark Hails Passage of Landmark Legislation Expanding Use of Forensic DNA Identity Testing in the U.S.

* Allows federal DNA grant money under the 2005
President's DNA Testing Initiative (Justice for All Act) and other
federal legislation to be used for forensic DNA testing of arrestees .loc.
"Many of us have had to face the difficult decision of whether or not to
place a loved one in a nursing home," said Cox. When we place our loved ones in
these facilities, we expect that our family members will receive the highest
standard of care. The division, which investigates and prosecutes Medicaid
provider fraud and residential care facility abuse and neglect, uncovered that
43% of individuals and 25% of employees charged for crimes against residents
in the past three years had past criminal convictions.

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The new legislation:
* Allows States to upload DNA profiles from arrestees into the federal
CODIS database.S.fbi. The findings come three years after Michigan's first law
requiring criminal background checks of prospective residential care facility
employees went into effect. A total of 618 employees were checked and 58, or more than
9%, had 101 outstanding warrants; 68, or 11%, of the staff had past criminal
convictions .

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Kelly, M. Department of Justice to collect DNA samples from
federal arrestees.
Orchid Cellmark is a leading provider of identity DNA testing services for
the human identity and agriculture markets. Such statements are subject to the risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected, including, but not limited to, uncertainties relating to
technologies, product development, manufacturing, market acceptance, cost and
pricing of Orchid Cellmark products and services, dependence on government
funding and collaborations, regulatory approvals , competition, intellectual
property of others, patent protection, litigation, and the increase in DNA
testing expected from the legislation. In addition, the Health Care Fraud Division has
requested information from facilities regarding employees with criminal
histories.

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This provision could potentially affect an
estimated 300,000 individuals each year., its innovative genetic analysis
technologies and expertise, and the world-renowned Cellmark brand that has
been associated with exceptional quality , reliability and customer service for
nearly two decades.

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S. Safeguards in the legislation also
enable arrestees who are exonerated or never charged with the crime to
request that their DNA profiles be expunged from the database.S. and U.orchid. These risks and other additional
factors affecting these statements and Orchid Cellmark's business are
discussed under the headings "Risks Related to Our Business" and "Risks
Associated with Our Common Stock" in Orchid Cellmark's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and in other filings made by Orchid Cellmark with the
Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

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Previously, convicted felons were essentially the
only DNA profiles included in the CODIS database as previous protocols
made it difficult to include arrestees.

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More information about this legislation, which is part of the Violence
Against Women Act of 2005, can be found on the Library of Congress website at
http://thomas. Orchid Cellmark's
laboratories are also certified by the American Association of Blood Banks and
its Dallas and Nashville laboratories are accredited by the National Forensic
Science Technology Center. This is because the DNA identity
markers used for CODIS testing by the FBI are specifically selected to
preclude testing for any genetic markers that might contain information about
an individual's health, susceptibility to medical conditions or other
genetically -linked traits. forensic DNA database
system that includes a criminal offender database of DNA profiles , a forensic
case evidence database from criminal evidence in unsolved crimes, a database
of DNA profiles from unidentified decedents found by law enforcement, and a
database of parents and relatives of missing persons.gov/hq/lab/codis/index1.

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This could potentially involve an estimated
250,000 new DNA profiles annually. There are approximately 125 LDIS sites, 50 SDIS sites, and 1 NDIS site
in the U.

About Orchid Cellmark Inc. Orchid Cellmark
expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect any change in Orchid Cellmark's expectations with regard thereto or
any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such
statements are based, except as may be required by law.

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states and
hundreds of municipalities, as well as for many law enforcement agencies in
the U. Orchid Cellmark has provided forensic DNA analyses for many high
profile criminal cases , including the O.
Orchid Cellmark's U. AARP Joins Cox in Unveiling New Initiative

LANSING, Mich., Attorney General Mike Cox announced
today the results of two studies conducted by his office that reveal almost
10% of the employees caring for Michigan's vulnerable adults have criminal
backgrounds that include homicide, criminal sexual conduct, weapon charges,
and drug offenses.

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About the CODIS Database
CODIS, the Combined DNA Index System, is the U. More information about CODIS can be found at
http://www.htm.5 million members in Michigan, many of whom are among the
state's vulnerable adults living in residential facilities ," said Knox.
The results of the two studies completed in 2005 were equally disturbing. The
division also initiates civil actions, including asset forfeiture and claims
for Medicaid overpayments.

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It also authorizes DNA
testing of federal arrestees and those immigrants attempting to enter the U. It has conducted DNA testing
for the FBI and for criminal justice agencies in all 50 U.K.

About the DNA Profiles Used in the CODIS Database
Similar to fingerprints, DNA profiles can be catalogued in a criminal
justice database, and DNA recovered from crime scene evidence can then be
matched to profiles in the DNA database to identify possible suspects. CODIS is a pyramid of
local criminal offender and forensic case evidence databases maintained by
local police crime labs (LDIS), state controlled databases (SDIS), and a
single federal database which is called the National DNA Indexing System (or
NDIS). A system that fails to meet those expectations by allowing
hundreds of criminals daily contact with residents must be changed and I am
committed to changing it.

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illegally. Orchid Cellmark's
strong market positions in these segments reflect the company 's accredited
laboratories in the U. "The
Attorney General's report exposes major flaws in Michigan 's current laws and
we agree they need to be strengthened to provide our members with the
protection they deserve.

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S. More information on Orchid Cellmark can be found at
http://www.
The second study checked the backgrounds of entire employee populations
-- from CNAs to administrators -- at four nursing homes in different regions
across Michigan.

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federal legislation that allows for
a significant expansion of forensic DNA testing of arrestees and includes for
the first time provisions for DNA testing of illegal immigrants.-based forensic laboratories have received the
prestigious accreditation of the American Society of Crime Laboratory
Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB). Since
the DNA profiles that are produced for law enforcement purposes are only
suitable for confirming identity, the confidentiality of individual genetic
profiles for other purposes is not at risk.
In both studies, the criminal histories included homicides, armed
robberies, criminal sexual conduct, weapons violations, drug charges, and
retail fraud.
"The owners, operators, and employees of Michigan's almost 5,000
residential care facilities are the people we entrust to care for Michigan's
most vulnerable citizens," said Cox.

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