The many dangers of relying on a DNA database

Ralph Kirby
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Ralph Kirby: Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University

Nature, 2002, vol. 419, issue 6904, 247-247

Abstract: It may be convenient for the police, but the use of DNA as evidence is full of pitfalls.

Date: 2002
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