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All tagged genetic fingerprinting

Mar 26

Mar 26 Family fingerprints

Kat Arney

100 Ideas, History of genetics, Genetic testing

The first case solved by genetic fingerprinting wasn't a murder or a paternity suit, but an immigration dispute.

Mar 26

Mar 26 Catching a killer

Kat Arney

100 Ideas, History of genetics, Genetic testing

The brutal murders of Dawn Ashworth and Lynda Mann made headlines in the 80s, as did the role of DNA fingerprinting in clearing an innocent man and catching the true killer