DNA on the Witness Stand

PBS Learning Media
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Keywords
Access Excellence The National Health Museum DNA Forensics Evidence Fingerprint Fingerprinting Profile Profiling Variation Variable Sequence Variability Eric Lander Nucleotide Base Substitution Mutation Fragment Method Technique Crime Criminal Analysis Match Database Controversy Debate Ethical Personal Information Polymerase chain reaction PCR Copy Amplification Sample Specimen Tissue Size Application Use Family Identification Argentina Maternal Mitochondria Mitochondrial Placo de Mayo Parent Child Offspring Ancestor Descendant Remains Manfil Plant Paternity human rights
Subjects
Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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DNA on the Witness Stand

In this article, Dr. Eric Lander of the Human Genome Project explains the use of DNA as forensic evidence. He describes the process and need for standards in testing laboratories and discusses the use of DNA evidence as a human rights tool.
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PBS Learning Media

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