A UK scientist’s research in a university lab on September 10, 1984 led to the groundbreaking discovery of genetic fingerprinting (or DNA fingerprinting). Learn about Alec Jeffrey’s ‘eureka’ moment and how this new technique in human genetics eventually led to the first murder conviction based on DNA forensic evidence.
→ See full story at the University of Leicester website.
Cold Cases, Etcetera
September 24, 2025
- Category: Forensics
- Tag: DNA fingerprinting, history, UK
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