Tuesday, June 27, 2006

PORTABLE DNA PROFILER COULD REVOLUTIONISE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS / This is Hull, 27 June 2006

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"Scientists in Hull are pioneering a device that is set to speed up criminal investigations. Today, Allison Coggan examines the project to create a portable DNA profilerIt Has become a vital forensic weapon in the fight against crime DNA profiling, also known as genetic fingerprinting, has solved serious crimes from terrorism to rapes and murders since it was first pioneered almost 20 years ago.Now, scientists from the University of Hull are leading research that could revolutionise crime-fighting.Their research could lead to portable DNA profilers, providing investigators with results at a crime scene within 30 minutes."