Forensic Test Kits

In the late 1970s college and graduate students began to hear lectures on a technique called northern blot. Little did they know that that technique would one day contribute to the development of forensic test kits. Few clues did they have that those forensic test kits would then be used to identify the remains of people who had perished during an attack on the United States. Five years after that attack the public had become well-acquainted with the abilities of such kits. In October of 2006, one finding also underscored the noticeable failing in any such kit. (more…)

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