DNA Fingerprinting: Science Steps In To Help Identify Air Crash Victims | Read

As the nation mourns the victims of the devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad, science is quietly stepping in to offer solace to grieving families. In a special NDTV interview, one of India's foremost molecular biologists, Dr Rakesh Mishra, former Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, and currently Director, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, Bengaluru explained how DNA fingerprinting can play a pivotal role in identifying victims - even when bodies are severely charred.