Posted on 08/17/2009 6:32:01 PM PDT by decimon
Scientists in Israel have demonstrated that it is possible to fabricate DNA evidence, undermining the credibility of what has been considered the gold standard of proof in criminal cases.
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Any biology undergraduate could perform this.
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(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Every “CSI” storyline just became suspect.
Or go into a peep show...take a new hankie and wipe it all over the floor....then drop it at the scene of the crime...ewww
It goes without saying but, pick it up with tongs, place inside plastic ziplock bag, throw away the tongs.
Of course this would have the problem that several DNA profiles on the hankie would likely match known local felons...causing untold mischief and hilarity when they were all dragged in to explain. ;-)
Yup. I was in my garage Sunday tinkering with some DNA while I changed the oil in my car and worked on my chainsaw, all the guys around here do it.
Yes he did. But it’s been known since even before that. The secret service always destroys any glasses, dishware and silverware that the President and Vice President use out in the public since at least the Clinton years.
You guys finally get some rain and you go crazy.
I want John Dillinger's fingerprints!
They're in the Smithsonian.
I'm certainly no authority on the subject, but I believe that "peep shows" went extinct some time ago. They were replaced with a far more efficient porno delivery system - the internet.
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