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Fingerprints Fire Use
The Chinese use fingerprints to mark sculptures and important documents. -
Death Times
Scientists began using body temperature to determine a person's time of death. This practics began in the late 1800s. -
DNA Discovery
James Watson discovers DNA in the late 1800s after years of observation. -
Ballistic Testing
Scotland police began comparing bullets to determine if a suspect's gun was the murder weapon or not. This became the first for of Ballistics testing. -
Fingerprinting System
Sir Francis Galton published works about the importance of fingerprints, created a small system of fingerprint classification, identified fingerprint patterns, and determined the odds of people having the same fingerprints are slim. Proving this theory made fingerprints important to forensic science. -
DIfferent Blood Groups
An Austrian doctor, Karl Landsteiner discovers different blood groups, making blood transfusions safe. -
FBI
The FBI began using the technique of psychological profiling. -
DNA Strands Are Different
After many years of close observation, German biochemist Fredrich Miescher discovers that there are different strands of DNA. -
DNA Testing
Alec Jeffreys invents the very first DNA test.
