Decoding Blood: The History of Genetics and DNA Profiling (Forensics Part 2)

Follow Shane and Duncan along the twists and turns of the double helix as they unravel the history of genetics and DNA profiling. From Watson and Crick to the Human Genome Project, from Green River to the Golden State Killer, learn how genetic material holds the key to solving seemingly unsolvable crimes and curing formerly incurable diseases. 

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In this episode:  

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid: The "Blueprint for Life"
• The Structure of DNA
• Nucleotides: Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, Guanine
• Sugar Phosphates
• Friedrick Miescher
• Photo 51
• Rosalind Franklin
• Watson and Crick
• The Eagle Pub
• Nature Magazine
• DNA Sequencing
• Frederick Sanger
• The Human Genome Project
• DNA Profiling
• Jeffrey Glassberg
• Alec Jeffries
• Murderer Colin Pitchfork: The First Success
• Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
• The Green River Killer: Gary Ridgeway
• The Golden State Killer: James D'Angelo Junior
• CODIS: The Combined Data Index System
• Touch-DNA
• The Pitfalls of Partial DNA
• Successes

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