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Part 3: DNA Fingerprinting
From Teachers TV, this video shows an innovative project to engage and excite children in science by constructing a mock crime scene investigation.
Blood found at the crime scene needs to be analysed. Teachers use secondary science equipment to enable the children to undertake their own DNA testing and discover how DNA fingerprinting can help to solve a school burglary.
Included in the programme is an interview with Professor Sir Alec Jefferys, the man who discovered DNA fingerprinting in 1984. He discusses the social impact of his discovery and how it has changed forensic police work forever.
The video is part of a series and the others can be found in the collection at:
Part 1 - Planning the Crime
Part 2 - Collecting the Evidence
Part 4 - The Verdict
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