> DNA is one of the very few forensic tools with any hard science behind it. forensic toxicology and chemistry also work fine (they use the same tools and tech

> DNA is one of the very few forensic tools with any hard science behind it. forensic toxicology and chemistry also work fine (they use the same tools and techniques that analytical chemists use for assaying unknown substances, or your doctor's office uses for measuring how much of your pain killer is in your system). the problems from those labs come when the government-run ones decide they're on team blue, instead of team truth, and start making shit up.