Genetic Fingerprinting: From Antarctica to Chernobyl

Attracting some sixty members and guests, the InstMC's 1998 Thomson Lecture was held at Glaziers Hall, alongside the River Thames and London Bridge in London. The invited speaker was Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, FRS, from the Department of Genetics, University of Leicester. The Times of 22 July...

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Published in:Measurement and Control
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1999
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/002029409903201001
https://doaj.org/article/47fb5384f509446ea0a517db91fa4db0
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Summary:Attracting some sixty members and guests, the InstMC's 1998 Thomson Lecture was held at Glaziers Hall, alongside the River Thames and London Bridge in London. The invited speaker was Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, FRS, from the Department of Genetics, University of Leicester. The Times of 22 July had referred to Sir Alec as a ‘leading authority on DNA testing’ who, having been sent the droppings of what had been claimed to be the ‘Beast of Bodmin’ for analysis, confirmed that these were indeed the droppings of a cat.