Tagged: DNA forensics

Shaky forensic ground in Oz - Forensic Scientist

Anna Sandiford • Apr 11, 2010 •

• DNA forensics,
• Farah Jama,
• forensic science review,
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Australia is now joining the fray regarding the adequacy of some areas of science that are applied in the legal (forensic) arena: Forensic science in the dock, State puts DNA and forensics under microscope. Once again, the finger is being pointed at DNA, but I suspect people like to pick on DNA because it’s something we [...] … Read More

DNA, Peter Gill and the CSI Effect - Forensic Scientist

Anna Sandiford • Feb 17, 2010 •

• DNA forensics,
• news,
• opinion,
• Peter Gill,
• Sciblogs

I’ve been preaching for some time now about the problems that programs like CSI cause regarding the general perception of the capabilities of forensic science – and look, here is one of the world’s foremost DNA scientists and pioneers of DNA in forensics saying exactly the same thing, specifically about DNA: CSI no relevance to real [...] … Read More