September 10, 1984: Alec Jeffreys Discovers DNA Fingerprinting

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🗓️ 10 September 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Even though DNA is 99.9% similar across the entire human population, a 34-year-old geneticist discovered how to take an impression of the .1% unique identifiers of a person’s DNA. It would change criminal investigations forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, September 10th, 2021.
0:07.0	On this day in 1984, Alec Jeffries discovered DNA fingerprinting.
0:13.0	The breakthrough changed criminal investigations forever.
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0:57.2	PARCAST. Due to the graphic nature of this crime, listener discretion is advised. This episode
1:02.7	includes discussions and depictions of sexual violence that some people may find offensive.
1:08.3	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
1:12.6	Today we're discussing geneticist Alec Jeffries and his method to create a snapshot of the unique
1:18.6	patterns in human DNA. Let's go back to Leicester England on September 10, 1984.
1:34.1	34-year-old Alec Jeffreys held up the transparent plates to the light.
1:40.2	The black and white images had been blasted with x-rays and revealed strange rectangular patterns.
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