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"Not perfect" is the hand-waving way of excusing the imperfections and proceeding as though it were nearly perfect "doesn't provide the same results twice" is
by kingkawn 8y ago
"Not perfect" is the hand-waving way of excusing the imperfections and proceeding as though it were nearly perfect
"doesn't provide the same results twice" is the honest acknowledgement that the concept of perfection is itself what is flawed here because it creates false expectations of what science can give us in this arena
- semi-extrinsic 8y agoNo no no, "science" can definitely deliver repeatable and accurate DNA sequencing, this much is beyond question. But that's expensive, and these companies sacrifice accuracy/repeatability to make it cheap.
- kingkawn 8y agoThe accuracy of these tests at these prices is a falsehood that science cannot support The accuracy of the broad conclusions drawn from population wide samples about any single individual’s ethno-historical origins is a falsehood that science cannot ethically or logically support
- CloudNetworking 8y ago"Not perfect" is when it fails a small number of times. Not getting the same result twice is pretty much 100% failure :-)