Gizmag Novel forensic technique identifies people by their hair

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If you watch any cop shows, then you know that a person's race and gender can be determined by doing a DNA analysis of one of their hairs. Now, however, Canadian scientists at Queen's University have developed a method of obtaining that same information from hair samples, that's quicker than DNA testing and is 100 percent accurate... Continue Reading Novel forensic technique identifies people by their hair

Section: Science

Tags: Crime, Forensics, Hair, Identification, Queens University

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