DNA History

  • Crick and Watson discovery of Double Helix Structure

    Crick and Watson discovery of Double Helix Structure
    James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the configuration of DNA molecules.
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    Timeline

  • Ray White

    Ray White
    Ray White describes the first polymorphic RFLP marker.
  • Kary Mulis

    Kary Mulis
    Kary Mulis discovered PCR testing
  • Alec Jeffreys

    Alec Jeffreys
    Alec Jeffreys isolated DNA markers and called them fingerprints.
  • FBI

    FBI Starts DNA casework
  • STR

    STR polymorphisms are shown to have an extended life.
  • FBI

    FBI launches codis database