Lalji Singh, the father of Indian DNA fingerprinting has passed away. He hailed from which state?
Q. Lalji Singh, the father of Indian DNA fingerprinting has passed away. He hailed from which state?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Notes: Lalji Singh (70), the eminent scientist and the father of DNA fingerprinting in India, has passed away in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on December 10, 2017. He was the founder of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) & also served as its director. Singh also found various institutes and laboratories that included laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Genome Foundation that aims to diagnose and treat genetic disorders affecting the underprivileged people, especially in rural India.

 

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