LONDON -- In 1901, London police began to dip suspects' fingers in ink and make copies of the prints. Those inkblots made an impression around the world. A century later, DNA analysis may be more ...

DNA fingerprinting has been hailed by law-enforcement officials as the 20th century’s most important breakthrough in forensic science. They are eager to use the new technology to identify and ...

nmahmai copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. Contents A revolution in forensic science? -- Interlude A : DNA profiling techniques -- A techno-legal controversy -- Interlude B : ...

DNA. It's what makes you unique. Unless you have an identical twin, your DNA is different from that of every other person in the world. And that's what makes DNA fingerprinting possible. Experts can ...

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Genetic background -- Studying DNA polymorphism -- Origin and maintenance of DNA polymorphism -- DNA typing to identify suspects -- DNA typing to establish relationships -- Further development: ...

A tenacious retired detective and advances in photo recognition technology helped Suffolk County cops make an arrest in the brutal cold case killing of a beloved 88-year-old widow 21 years ago, ...

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Deputy Sheriff Robert Henke leads John N. Prante from the East Alton courthouse after his conviction for murder in July 1983. Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr. WOOD RIVER • DNA and fingerprint testing from ...

Schools in Texas are providing parents with free DNA and fingerprint identification kits, as part of a program to help identify missing children. While the law that created the program does not say ...