Forensic DNA testing, which is arguably the most significant advance in
forensic science in the twentieth century, began with a publication in the
prestigious journal Nature in December 1985. While we appropriately honor
Professor Alec Jeffreys as the father of forensic DNA analysis, Dr. Peter
Gill, the first author of this initial paper, has been a thought leader in many
areas of forensic DNA methods and interpretation over the past several
decades.