First lab MISS is HUGE.
Because they handled all the samples including those from the players - so, if they're missing basic stuff what other things there are performed incorrectly. Incorrectly and causing contamination?
Seems Fake Nails catch more stuff under them. MORE of EVERYTHING.
SCRATCH THAT
With research indicating that artificial and natural long nails can harbor bacteria, hospitals file a ban on the lengthy culprits to cut the spread of infection
By Phil Barber
June 11, 2003
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Research offers several logical reasons to suspect artificial nails. First, most handborne microbes congregate in the subungual zone (the crook between the fingertip and the nail), and long nails of any material make it harder to clean this area.
Second, an artificial nail can separate from the natural nail base if bumped or snagged, leaving an opening that invites dirt and germs. Gram-negative bacteria or fungi then can spread to the natural nail.
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http://www.nurseweek.com/news/features/03-06/nails.asp
It's not like they found those fingernails AFTER the first DNA test and they weren't tested at all. It's our presumption they were tested. Unless it takes longer for tissue test results to come back vs. DNA tests.
But it seems that tissue testing would be faster than DNA testing and Nifong never said they were waiting for additional results. He said they sent the original batch to another lab.
So that miss by the first lab is huge. Not that I think this should even go to trial, but I'd pay $$ to sit in the courtroom and listen to the first lab vs. the second lab testify to their differing results.