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Article: DNA on trial. (DNA fingerprinting)(includes related article)
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- Science World
- Article date:
- October 21, 1994
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Imagine a scientific test so sensitive it could identify a crime suspect from a single cell. A microscopic drop of blood, a fallen hair, even the saliva on an envelope flap would provide a positive ID.
Sound like science fiction? It's not. The test, called DNA fingerprinting--which looks at the genetic material that makes each of us unique--may provide the evidence that sets O.J. Simpson free . . . or puts him behind bars for life.
Simpson is on trial for allegedly killing his ex-wife and her friend last June. Prosecutors claim DNA samples taken from blood at the crime scene and at O.J. Simpson's house will tie the suspect to the murders.
But some ...