As forensic DNA technology improves, concerns about contamination increase; a Texas drug analyst alleges she was fired for whistle-blowing; and Dr. Henry Lee discusses the complexity of forensic interpretation. Here’s a roundup of this week’s forensics news:
As forensic DNA becomes increasingly important to solving criminal cases and as the technology is able to exploit smaller and smaller samples of DNA, it also
raises concerns of DNA contamination
.
raises concerns of DNA contamination
.
A former Austin Police Department crime lab drug analyst
filed a complaint
alleging she was fired for questioning the lab’s accreditation status and for suggesting that drug tests were dry-labbed.
filed a complaint
alleging she was fired for questioning the lab’s accreditation status and for suggesting that drug tests were dry-labbed.
Dr. Henry Lee, who specializes in solving cold cases, cautions that
forensic evidence is not always black and white
and that interpretation is complex.
forensic evidence is not always black and white
and that interpretation is complex.
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