Just as today's law enforcement officer has learned to look routinely for fingerprints to identify the perpetrator of a crime,that same officer needs to think routinely about evidence that may contian DNA. Recent advancements in DNA technology are enabling law enforcement officers to solve cases previously thought to be unsolvable. Today, investigators with a fundamental knowledge of how to identify, preserve, and collect DNA evidence properly can solve cases previously unthought of. Evidence invisible …showed first 75 words of 397 total…

…showed last 75 words of 397 total…is determined that it did not come from the same suspect. DNA is a powerful tool because each person's DNA is different from everyone else's, except for in the case of identical twins. As a result of that factor DNA can either link a suspect to the evidence or eliminate a suspect, just like the use of fingerprints. In some cases it can identify a person or victim through the DNA of relatives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**