DNA fingerprinting

SNPs are specific points in the genome where the DNA sequence typically varies between people; they are the basis of DNA fingerprinting, and certain SNPs can also determine susceptibility to some diseases.

They investigated and got a DNA sample from a discarded coffee cup and used the tried-and-true method of DNA fingerprinting.

The other three were listed as bodies 18, 23 and 28, and buried more than a decade before DNA fingerprinting was developed.

“We know it’s a dangerous lie,” said Dr. Glassberg, 74, a lifelong lover of butterflies who also developed the process of DNA fingerprinting.

The agency said its successes can be found embedded in Americans’ lives, including funding that led to the development of the internet, Doppler radar, DNA fingerprinting and bar codes.