Oregon case puts reliability of science itself on trial

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The fol­low­ing arti­cle was orig­i­nally posted here.

As tech­nol­ogy changes, new tech­niques will give more reli­able results than old one. It’s the way of tech­nol­ogy, and foren­sic sci­ence is no different.

What foren­sic sci­en­tists need to be care­ful of mis­rep­re­sent­ing the mean­ing of test results.

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Bullet Lead Analysis Case Convictions Under Fire

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Forensic sci­ence is often asked to per­form cer­tain types of test­ing. The test­ing can be per­formed in an appro­pri­ate man­ner, and results that are obtained can be valid. It’s what hap­pens once the results of test­ing are explained to the jury, and how sig­nif­i­cant those results are, that is the most important.

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