Wellcome uses cookies.

Read our policy
Wellcome Collection homepage
All
Stories
Images
Catalogue
Events

Active filters:

IdentificationReset filters
26 results
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel.
  • Shadow of a DNA double helix on sequencing output
  • Human eye with blue iris
  • Microbead 'lasers' engulfed by cells, artistic impression
  • DNA double helix and sequencing output
  • The first DNA fingerprint. The first three lanes contain DNA from a woman, her mother and her father respectively. Lanes 4 - 11 contain DNA from assorted other species including mouse, baboon, lemur, cow, grey seal and tobacco (last lane). The DNA probe used in this experiment detected tandomly repeated short stretches of DNA called minisatellites whose length varies between individuals.
  • Human eye with blue iris
  • Focus on genetics
  • An early DNA fingerprint showing DNA patterns from a mother (lanes 2 and 8) and her four children (adjacent lanes to the right). Lane 1 is an unrelated person. The two sets of lanes show the fingerprints reveled with two different probes that detect different types of repeated sequences.
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel. An electric current is passed through the gel and separates the DNA fragments according to size. The mixture of fragments is applied to a well at the top of the gel before the current is started. The smaller fragments travel further and reach the bottom of the gel while the larger ones remain towards the origin.
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel. An electric current is passed through the gel and separates the DNA fragments according to size. The mixture of fragments is applied to a well at the top of the gel before the current is started. The smaller fragments travel further and reach the bottom of the gel while the larger ones remain towards the origin.
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel. An electric current is passed through the gel and separates the DNA fragments according to size. The mixture of fragments is applied to a well at the top of the gel before the current is started. The smaller fragments travel further and reach the bottom of the gel while the larger ones remain towards the origin.
  • DNA double helix and sequencing output
  • Human eye with blue iris
  • DNA double helix and sequencing output
  • Human eye
  • Focus on genetics
  • Human eye
  • Classification system of patterns, Henry Faulds, 1905
  • DNA double helix and sequencing output
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel.
  • Henry Faulds, "Dermatographs" and "Variety of Patterns"
  • People with DNA fingerprints - artwork
  • Classification system of patterns, Henry Faulds, 1905
  • Human eye with blue iris
  • DNA double helix and sequencing output