Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Justice Under the Microscope / New York Times, 16 May 2005

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/16/opinion/16mon3.html?th&emc=th
"Television viewers relishing crime-show denouements based on airtight DNA evidence had best get a grip on reality: DNA is only as reliable as the humans testing it. Virginia's once highly touted crime lab has starkly demonstrated this in an error-ridden death-row case that was propped up repeatedly by botched DNA studies from the state's supposed experts. "