New technology develops at an exponential rate, especially today. But what about the year you were born? Here are some of the ...

While researching the ways genetic variations are inherited, British geneticist Alec Jeffreys, 34, discovers DNA fingerprints, repeated sequences of DNA that vary from person to person.

The inventor of DNA fingerprinting speaks to Alison Woollard about the scientists who inspired him and the 'eureka moment' that revolutionised forensic science In 1984, Alec Jeffreys was in his lab in ...