Genetic fingerprinting: past, present and future

Thursday 1 March 2012

• Lecture: 18.30
• Admission: The lecture is free and all are welcome to attend, but prior booking is necessary

Discovered in 1984, DNA fingerprinting has become an indelible part of society, helping to prove innocence or guilt in criminal cases, resolving immigration arguments and clarifying paternity.

 

Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the inventor of the DNA fingerprinting, will discuss the origins of the technique through to the latest developments and their social impact.

 

• Venue: The Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemistry Centre, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA
  See map of Burlington House.
• Speaker: Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys