As the mysteries of genetics unravel, our notions of identity have changed. Now armed with scientific tools to determine identity on a molecular level, we can answer questions that were previously intractable. Advances in the techniques of nuclear and mitochondrial fingerprinting and integration of these technologies with databasing technologies provide us with the tools to identify exhumed human remains and to use biologic evidence to determine the guilt or innocence of suspects and convicted criminals.

SCIENCE LINKS

DNA TESTING INTRODUCTION:
http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/riley/riley.html

FINGERPRINTING HISTORY:
http://www.morpho.com/news_room/library/reference/history.htm

FINGERPRINTING BASICS:
http://www.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/dnaintro.html
http://vector.cshl.org/resources/aboutdnafingerprinting.html
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/genetics/medgen/dnatesting/
http://encarta.msn.com/find/concise.asp?ti=06F0A000
http://www.news-gazette.com/starr-report/report/hdna/dna/html/2c.htm
http://www.accessexcellence.com/AE/AEPC/WWC/1992/DNA_printing.html
http://depts.washington.edu/~genetics/courses/genet371b-aut98/forensics.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/analyze.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/blackett2/overview.html
http://socrates.barry.edu/snhs-plin/_disc16/000000a1.htm

HUMAN GENOME PROJECT:
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/graphics/slides/images1.html

EDUCATIONAL SITES RELATED TO HUMAN GENOME PROJECT:
http://www.geneart.org/genome-toc.htm
http://www.carolina.com/biotech/Default.asp

KARYOTYPING:
http://www.biology.washington.edu/karyotyping/

GARY SCHNEIDER:
http://www.icp.org/exhibitions/schneider/index.html Interview w/ Eric Landers:
http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/rdna/landerfinger.html

DNA DATABASES:
http://docs.appliedbiosystems.com/hid.taf