In 1984, Alec Jeffreys discovered the technique of genetic fingerprinting in a laboratory in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester. 30 years later, that discovery has proven to be not just something for human identification but for identification itself. DNA fingerprinting and su…
Alec Jeffreys, Ather Mirza, Carl Vivian, University of Leicester
In 1984, Alec Jeffreys discovered the technique of genetic fingerprinting in a laboratory in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester. 30 years later that discover has proven to be not just something for human identification but for identification of any kind. DNA fingerprinting and subsequently DNA profiling has revolutionised the field of forensic science and also the way paternity and immigration disputes are resolved.
In 1984, Alec Jeffreys discovered the technique of genetic fingerprinting in a laboratory in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester. 30 years later, that discovery has proven to be not just something for human identification but for identification itself. DNA fingerprinting and subsequently DNA profiling has revolutionised the field of forensic science and also the way paternity and immigration disputes are resolved.
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