fingerprinting

DNA could reveal your surname

harminka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:48:09 -0500

Scientists at the world-leading Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester – where the revolutionary technique of genetic fingerprinting was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys- are developing techniques which may one day allow police to work out someone's surname from the DNA alone.

Blind spot and eyeball reflexes keep out intruders

harminka — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:33:49 -0500

Electronic fingerprinting, iris scans, and signature recognition software are all becoming commonplace biometrics for user authentication and security. However, they all suffer from one major drawback - they can be spoofed by a sufficiently sophisticated intruder.

DNA fingerprinting simplified

harminka — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:24:43 -0500

Agarose gel electrophoresis" Most teenagers wouldn’t have a clue what this scientific term means, but middle school student Andrew Trigiano knows the protocol inside and out. When Andrew was 12, his father Robert Trigiano, a professor at the University of Tennessee, was looking for an interesting science project for his son.

Hope Diamond's phosphorescence key to fingerprinting

harminka — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:49:15 -0600

Shine a white light on the Hope Diamond and it will dazzle you with the brilliance of an amazing blue diamond. Shine an ultraviolet light on the Hope Diamond and the gem will glow red-orange for about five minutes.

Potential new crime busting tool

harminka — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:42:45 -0500

A new fingerprinting technique could potentially detect the diet, race and sex of a suspected criminal, according to new research published in the August edition of the journal Analytical Chemistry.

Light Fingerprinting shows promise for improved crime-fighting

harminka — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:12:49 -0500

In a finding that should get a “thumbs up” from CSI fans, researchers in the United Kingdom are reporting development of a fast new fingerprinting method that shows promise for improving the collection and analysis of fingerprints from crime scenes. The finding is scheduled for publication in the August 1 issue of ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal.