Genetics+in+Forensics


 * [[image:dna_image.png width="153" height="46"]] || Why is it called the "Blueprint of Life?" || What is it a blueprint for? || What reads the blueprint? ||

Describe your Topic below: Nichole M, Katie W, Megan R, Steph K ***dramatic shift*** will be updating soon*

DNA fingerpirinting process lab. Gel electrophoresis lab. prep for lab, help classmates do lab.

Brainstorm what you know and what you would like to know: We know that fingerprints, blood, and hair fibers are used. We would like to know if other genetic materials or techniques are used. We would also like to know the history behind genetics and forensics, for example how it started. What is needed to complete it Why is it used ||
 * = What we (think) we know ||=  ||= What we would like to know / understand ||
 * < The basic info about Gel electrophoresis ||  ||< How that lab is done

Craft a Driving Question: How can we help students understand the labe.

Background Research ** As you conduct background research on your topic upload useful finds here. This could include ANNOTATED LINKS, ARTICLES, EMBEDDED VIDEOS, GRAPHICS. For all resources site the source (usually the url)

BioRad Lab Activities

[|pbs dna fingerprinting] Crime Scene DNA Could Create Image of Suspect's Face gel electrophoresis interactive Can DNA demand a verdict? DNA Forensics cold case solving cold cases The warrior gene can your genes make you murder? 6 serial killers who were never caught
 * In 1986, Richard Buckland was exonerated despite having admitted to the rape and murder of a teenager near [|Leicester], the city where DNA profiling was first discovered. This was the first use of DNA finger printing in a criminal investigation.[|[27]] (England)
 * In 1987, in the same case as Buckland, [|British] baker [|Colin Pitchfork] was the first criminal caught and convicted using DNA fingerprinting.[|[28]]
 * In 1987, genetic fingerprinting was used in criminal court for the first time in the trial of a man accused of unlawful intercourse with a mentally handicapped 14-year-old female who gave birth to his baby.[|[29]]
 * In 1987, [|Florida] rapist Tommy Lee Andrews was the first person in the United States to be convicted as a result of DNA evidence, for raping a woman during a burglary; he was convicted on 6 November 1987 and sentenced to 22 years in prison.[|[30]][|[31]