DNA sampling of suspect

Credit: PATRICK LANDMANN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: DNA sampling of suspect. Swabs being used to collect skin samples from a suspect. The swab containers (left) are labelled for different areas of the body (such as the right and left hand). The samples will be analysed for the suspect's DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), and also for the DNA of material that may have been left on the suspect's skin by the victim. This genetic material is unique to each individual, and so can be used to link evidence found at a crime scene to the suspect, the victim, or to uninvolved people. Photographed in France.

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