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Re:For six years, man who refuses to identify himself has he... by adrianN on Thursday November 21, 2019 @08:32AM (#21593777)
Not only twins show the same DNA evidence. Cheap methods for DNA fingerprinting as used in criminal investigations have nonneglibile error bars.
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Re:For six years, man who refuses to identify himself has he... by shakna on Thursday November 21, 2019 @09:14AM (#21594162)
Not just cheap methods - even if the methods are better, they have a history of not being followed correctly [0][1][2].

[0] https://nypost.com/2017/02/10/thousands-of-convicts-told-tha...

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/16/weekinreview/the-nation-y...

[2] https://www.kuer.org/post/private-utah-dna-lab-faces-scrutin...

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