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A Strand of Hair Can Help Trace an Individual

Posted by kanigenetics26 on Wed, 14 Sep 2016

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Hair is made up of a protein called Keratin. Proteins are made of amino acids which are the building blocks of life. A Protein present in the hair contains a lot of information that can uniquely identify a human.Nuclear DNA is unique for each person and considered an ideal marker for human recognition, however, the stability of the DNA can be affected by heat, light and moistureA new study says, a person can be identified based on hair protein markers along with the DNA fingerprinting.DNA finger... Read More

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