REASONABLE DOUBT.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Fink, Sheri
- Source
- Discover. Jul2006, Vol. 27 Issue 7, p54-59. 6p. 4 Color Photographs.
- Subject
- *DNA fingerprinting
*FORENSIC sciences
*NUCLEIC acids
*FORENSIC genetics techniques
*CRIMINAL investigation
- Language
- ISSN
- 0274-7529
The article addresses questions about the forensic infallibility of DNA. In 2005 the Virginia Department of Forensic Science was put under the microscope. An independent audit found that top DNA scientist Jeffrey D. Ban had erred in his interpretation of DNA results from an unusual, high-profile case. The auditors found that the scientist had deviated from established procedure. The rapid expansion in the categories of people who must submit DNA for testing is challenging the capacity of the nation's DNA laboratories.