How Does DNA Technology Use DNA Fingerprinting?

DNA technology is used for medical purposes, agricultural purposes and forensic science. An example of medical reasoning for DNA technology is vaccines. In the case of recombinant vaccines, a target protein is fixed for the virus or bacteria so that the vaccine can fight against it. Scientists then find the part of the DNA that is liable for coding that protein, copy it, and then put the duplicate in another system that can be used to make a lot of proteins (hence the name recombinant) from the copied DNA. The systems used to produce this "recombinant" protein are mainly bacteria and illnesses for the person getting it. The protein is then used as a vaccine, and is then shot into the patient to trigger their response in their immune system against that particular protein. Basically it gives the person's immune system an early notice, allowing their body to be able to know the recombinant protein as a bad thing. The …show more content…
DNA fingerprinting is a process used to tell the difference between people by using samples of their DNA. This process has been a huge factor in cases like the Mann vs. Pitchfork case in 1986. A fifteen year old girl, Lynda Mann, was abducted in England. Her body was found raped and murdered in a ditch the next day. Three years later, near the same location, another woman was the victim of the same occurrence by a man named Richard Buckland. Forensics specialists to test the suspect's DNA but there weren't any matches. Not long after, a man named Colin Pitchfork was overheard by someone while boastfully saying that he convinced Buckland to take the wrap for him by telling him the DNA test results wouldn't match his fingerprint. Buckland “confessed” only to the second murder due to fear while testings were still being done. Later they tested the semen found in both women with Colin Pitchfork's DNA and it proved positive. Pitchfork was their rapist and killer. He was sentenced to 28