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Forensics Professor Explains the Role of DNA Fingerprinting in Solving Criminal Cases

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Posted on: Dec. 11, 2024

Michael Marciano, professor of practice and director for forensics research at the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute, was featured in a ForensicsColleges.com article. The piece focused on the use of DNA fingerprinting in solving criminal cases and its broader applications beyond criminal forensics.

"We are looking at variations in DNA between individuals," Marciano said in the article. "We’re looking at the areas of DNA that are variable between individuals that give us a unique fingerprint or profile that could be used to identify an individual.”