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How convincing is DNA evidence?

Although some of the initial controversy surrounding DNA profiling has been resolved, courts have been misled about the strength of DNA evidence.

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Balding, D., Donnelly, P. How convincing is DNA evidence?. Nature 368, 285–286 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/368285a0

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