ariesness Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I'm currently working on a presentation for my advanced Chemistry class. Our assignment is to research a famous Chemist (who must be born no earlier than 1850) and design a 20 minute presentation. I'd like to do a chemist who helped with a major advancement in the field of forensics. I'd appreciate any help anyone could provide, whether it's a suggestion for a person (which I could really use) or a good site for finding information on forensics or any ideas for my presentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkellmd Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 How about the guy who thought up the PCR (polymerase chain reaction)? I remember hearing he was a chemistry grad student, and now is a surfer or something (possibly erroneous). In any case, PCR was a HUGE breakthrough, as you probably know, and forms the backbone of molecular biological research. It realtes to forensics via its use in rapid replication/amplification of genentic samples. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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