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DNA Forensics - How DNA fingerprinting works

By Antonio Marques • Sep 12th, 2007

DNA fingerprinting opened new doors to an almost 100% accurate identification of individuals by comparing DNA that is unique to each individual. Forensics make use of this technology not only to identify potential suspects from evidence collected at crime scenes but also to identify crime and catastrophe victims. How does all this work then?