Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, one of Britain’s leading scientists known as the ‘Father of Genetic Fingerprinting’, has announced he is to continue his association with the University of Leicester, as an Emeritus Professor, following his retirement this month after 35 years’ service at the University.
Professor Jeffreys, who invented the revolutionary technique of DNA fingerprinting at the University of Leicester in 1984, has achieved global accolades and impact from his disco...
