PHASE 1: Extract, then refine the DNA, and accelerate with a polymerase chain reaction.––––––––
Forensic Science Research Lab, University of Nottingham
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There was something unsettling about how still and quiet the university campus was at night, the darkness of the lake and the lack of people. It was only around eight but this part of campus was deserted and very dark. Sian parked and juggled with the keycard, trying to lock the little Citroen, not quite used to its 21st-century features. With only one working foot, she couldn’t drive her own car but, with a note from her doctor, she’d been allowed to hire an automatic. She swivelled, using her crutches for balance and checking behind her, scanning the lakeside and the paths.
Sian used a second keycard to open the front door of
