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Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel.

DNA analysis

Human head sculpted in clay, forming the cheekbones

Human head sculpted in clay, forming the eye sockets

Human head sculpted in clay, facial muscles of expression

Human head sculpted in clay, facial muscles

Human head sculpted in clay, early stage in process

The first DNA fingerprint. The first three lanes contain DNA from a woman, her mother and her father respectively. Lanes 4 - 11 contain DNA from assorted other species including mouse, baboon, lemur, cow, grey seal and tobacco (last lane). The DNA probe used in this experiment detected tandomly repeated short stretches of DNA called minisatellites whose length varies between individuals.

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An early DNA fingerprint showing DNA patterns from a mother (lanes 2 and 8) and her four children (adjacent lanes to the right). Lane 1 is an unrelated person. The two sets of lanes show the fingerprints reveled with two different probes that detect different types of repeated sequences.

Human head sculpted in clay, completing the eye

Galileo's revenge : junk science in the courtroom / Peter W. Huber.

Science in court / edited by Michael Freeman and Helen Reece.

The nutshell studies of unexplained death / essays and photography by Corinne May Botz.

Medico-legal treatise on homicide by external violence.

Where death delights.

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Galileo's revenge : junk science in the courtroom / Peter W. Huber.

Science in court / edited by Michael Freeman and Helen Reece.

The nutshell studies of unexplained death / essays and photography by Corinne May Botz.

Medico-legal treatise on homicide by external violence.

Where death delights.

Forensic Sciences

Images about Forensic Sciences

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Galileo's revenge : junk science in the courtroom / Peter W. Huber.

Science in court / edited by Michael Freeman and Helen Reece.

The nutshell studies of unexplained death / essays and photography by Corinne May Botz.

Medico-legal treatise on homicide by external violence.

Where death delights.

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