# data[].attributes.headline
BCE: Evidence of fingerprints and rock carvings of prehistoric humans.

# data[].attributes.subject
BCE: Evidence of fingerprints and rock carvings of prehistoric humans.

# data[].attributes.body
The indication prehistoric humans and their interest of "drawing" things that lives in the world around them. These fingerprints can also be used to identify determine gender and age.

# data[].attributes.headline
700s: Chinese used fingerprints to "sign" legal documents.

# data[].attributes.subject
700s: Chinese used fingerprints to "sign" legal documents.

# data[].attributes.body
Fingerprints become important to identity which we still use today.

# data[].attributes.headline
Third Century b.c.:Third century b.c.: Erasistratus (c. 304–250 b.c.) and Herophilus (c. 335–280 b.c.) perform the first autopsies in Alexandria.

# data[].attributes.subject
Third Century b.c.:Third century b.c.: Erasistratus (c. 304–250 b.c.) and Herophilus (c. 335–280 b.c.) perform the first autopsies in Alexandria.

# data[].attributes.body
This allowed for people to understand the anatomy of a human body.

# data[].attributes.headline
Late 1400s: Medical schools are established in Padua and Bologna.

# data[].attributes.subject
Late 1400s: Medical schools are established in Padua and Bologna.

# data[].attributes.body
Medicine is becoming more important with there being more knowledge in science.

# data[].attributes.headline
1591: Zacharias Janssen (c. 1580–c. 1638) designs the first crude microscope with the help of his father, Hans.

# data[].attributes.subject
1591: Zacharias Janssen (c. 1580–c. 1638) designs the first crude microscope with the help of his father, Hans.

# data[].attributes.body
The microscope becomes the most important tool in science.

# data[].attributes.headline
1642: University of Leipzig offers the first courses in forensic medicine.

# data[].attributes.subject
1642: University of Leipzig offers the first courses in forensic medicine.

# data[].attributes.body
This allows for people to learn this specific science.

# data[].attributes.headline
1683: Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) employs a microscope to first see living bacteria, which he calls animalcules.

# data[].attributes.subject
1683: Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) employs a microscope to first see living bacteria, which he calls animalcules.

# data[].attributes.body
This uses the invention of the microscope to view microscopic life which is still done today.

# data[].attributes.headline
1685: Marcello Malpighi first recognizes fingerprint patterns and uses the terms loops and whorls.

# data[].attributes.subject
1685: Marcello Malpighi first recognizes fingerprint patterns and uses the terms loops and whorls.

# data[].attributes.body
This identifies the importance of fingerprints and how they are unique. These unique fingerprint patterns are able to identify people.

# data[].attributes.headline
c. 1800: Franz Joseph Gall (1758–1828) develops the field of phrenology.

# data[].attributes.subject
c. 1800: Franz Joseph Gall (1758–1828) develops the field of phrenology.

# data[].attributes.body
This allows for the shape and size of the cranium to be studied and how it can relate to mental abilities.

# data[].attributes.headline
1850s: Rudolph Virchow (1821–1902) establishes the roots of cellular biology and anatomy.

# data[].attributes.subject
1850s: Rudolph Virchow (1821–1902) establishes the roots of cellular biology and anatomy.

# data[].attributes.body
This allows for a better understanding of what makes up the human body.

# data[].attributes.headline
1868: Friedrich Miescher (1844–1895) discovers DNA.

# data[].attributes.subject
1868: Friedrich Miescher (1844–1895) discovers DNA.

# data[].attributes.body
From this, DNA becomes an important aspect of science.

# data[].attributes.headline
1892 (Sir) Francis Galton published Fingerprints, the first comprehensive book on the nature of fingerprints and their use in solving crime.

# data[].attributes.subject
1892 (Sir) Francis Galton published Fingerprints, the first comprehensive book on the nature of fingerprints and their use in solving crime.

# data[].attributes.body
Fingerprints are used to assist in solving crimes since each fingerprint is unique to each person.

# data[].attributes.headline
1903: The New York State Prison system began the first systematic use of fingerprints in United States for criminal identification.

# data[].attributes.subject
1903: The New York State Prison system began the first systematic use of fingerprints in United States for criminal identification.

# data[].attributes.body
Since crime and fingerprints can be linked, it allows for criminals to be identified.

# data[].attributes.headline
1923: Frye v. United States sets standards for the admission of scientific evidence into U.S. courtrooms. 

# data[].attributes.subject
1923: Frye v. United States sets standards for the admission of scientific evidence into U.S. courtrooms. 

# data[].attributes.body
This allows for science to assist in solving murder cases but was questioned due to the fact that the technology couldn't be accurate at that time

# data[].attributes.headline
1939: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin publishes W.H. Krogman’s seminal article on examining skeletal remains, bringing the field of anthropology to the world of forensic investigation.

# data[].attributes.subject
1939: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin publishes W.H. Krogman’s seminal article on examining skeletal remains, bringing the field of anthropology to the world of forensic investigation.

# data[].attributes.body
This allows for another field of science to assist in forensic science.

# data[].attributes.headline
1940: Landsteiner and A.S. Wiener first described Rh blood groups.

# data[].attributes.subject
1940: Landsteiner and A.S. Wiener first described Rh blood groups.

# data[].attributes.body
This shows the study of blood which later on gets categorized into different groups that identifies blood types.

# data[].attributes.headline
1977: FBI institutes the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). 

# data[].attributes.subject
1977: FBI institutes the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). 

# data[].attributes.body
This is the first computerized scans of fingerprints that can be used to identify people.

# data[].attributes.headline
1993: Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals establishes new rules for the admission of scientific evidence into the courtroom and alters the Frye Rules set in 1923. 

# data[].attributes.subject
1993: Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals establishes new rules for the admission of scientific evidence into the courtroom and alters the Frye Rules set in 1923. 

# data[].attributes.body
This case recognized what type of scientific testimony would be eligible in federal court.

# data[].attributes.headline
2007: The creation of "Footwear Intelligence Technology" (FIT)

# data[].attributes.subject
2007: The creation of "Footwear Intelligence Technology" (FIT)

# data[].attributes.body
This database contains thousands of footwear prints and impressions which can be used to quickly identify the footwear that caused the mark at a crime scene.

# data[].attributes.body
This uses computer programs to try and predict where a criminal lives based on the location of the crimes the they have committed. This software can also be used at murder scenes to basically "map out" the crime.