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DNA is one of the few things that are relatively untarnished in the field of forensics which is otherwise a massive shit-show full of pseudo-science. I am worr
by elevatedastalt 2y ago
DNA is one of the few things that are relatively untarnished in the field of forensics which is otherwise a massive shit-show full of pseudo-science.
I am worried that this sort of work will lead to even DNA being used in a hand-wavy manner to implicate people you don't like.
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/nathan-robinson-forensic-pseudoscience-criminal-justice/ https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/nathan-robinson-forens...
- giantg2 2y agoI believe the FBI has somewhat recently increased the number of loki needed for a match in order to claim integrity. It's possible there could have been collisions under the old standard. Most of the time it's not the forensics, but the way it's interpreted and how much weight the interpretation holds. I believe this applies to the DNA just to a lessor degree as other disciplines.
- heyoni 2y agoloci!
- anamax 2y agoIt's also true for loki.
- heyoni 2y agoEither this joke is going over my head or this is a term I need to look up :D
- anamax 2y agoBad joke: Loki is the Norse god of mischief, trickery, and deception (traditional). In the Marvel Universe, he occasionally tries to take over.
- heyoni 2y agohttps://sites.stat.washington.edu/thompson/Genepi/Loki.shtml https://sites.stat.washington.edu/thompson/Genepi/Loki.shtml I found this before I realized!