Friday, January 18, 2008

DNA Technology Is Used As Tool For Crime Investigation

DNA isolated from the blood, hair, skin cells, etc is used to identify individuals. The difference in the sequence of the base pairs helps to detect the nature of the crime and the criminals.
Forensic scientists scan 13 DNA regions and use the data to create a DNA profile of that individual. Some of the DNA technologies used in forensic investigations are; Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFPL), PCR analysis, Mitochondrial DNA analysis, Y-chromosome analysis.

The crime investigation scenario has tremendously changed with the arrival of DNA technology.

The titles published under the National Institute of Science and Media have information on the latest applications of biotechnology and other branches of science.

Joel Ball, is the lead author on biotechnology and various science subjects under the NISM name.

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