Author: Prachi Panwar
PROFILE OF THE MONTH: Dr Lalji Singh (1947-2017) From DNA fingerprinting to wildlife conservation Padma Shri Dr Lalji Singh conquered the world of molecular biology and genetics through his years of expertise in the field. Dr Singh, also known as the Father of DNA fingerprinting was born in a small village named Kalwari in Uttar Pradesh. After finishing his schooling, he completed his graduation, post-graduation as well as PhD from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), and interestingly, later served as the Vice-Chancellor of BHU. He devoted 45 years of his life to scientific research and has more than 230 research publications…