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DNA Fingerprinting

It is 30 years since a British scientist found out how to identify individuals by their DNA. Professor Alec Jeffreys of Leicester University remembers the eureka moment that changed police investigations forever..

Photo Credit: Leicester University.

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Tue 9 Sep 201407:50GMT
BBC World Service Online

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