Today marks the 30th anniversary of the discovery of DNA fingerprinting, a technique that has transformed forensic science and resolved questions of identity and kinship. In 1984, Professor Sir Alec ...

In a world first, an Australian researcher has developed a technique that makes it possible to identify people from the DNA contained in just one of their cells. Dr Ian Findlay at the Australian ...

The geneticist Prof Sir Alec Jeffreys (pictured in 2004) discovered genetic fingerprinting by accident 30 years ago The inventor of genetic fingerprinting has been awarded the world's oldest science ...

Engineers at Duke University and the New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering have demonstrated a method for ensuring that an increasingly popular method of genetic identification called ...

The scientist who discovered the DNA fingerprint has been announced as the winner of the Edinburgh Medal. Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys has become the 22nd person, three of whom have gone on to become ...

University researchers in Sheffield have developed a new forensic fingerprint method which could help police gain a greater understanding of crime scenes from blood evidence. Did you know with a ...

Carina Dennis of the science journal Nature explains the significance and consequences of Watson and Crick's landmark 1953 discovery. DNA is, in every sense, a modern icon. For decades, it has ...