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2-April-2026
New Cybergenetics paper on reliable reporting of complex DNA evidence
Solve every DNA mixture, no matter how complex
New peer-reviewed paper shows how to get it all from your DNA evidence
What if every restriction you've heard about complex DNA evidence could be lifted?
Common forensic myths say that much DNA can't be reported, scientists must choose their data, inclusion and exclusion are different beasts, and "ground truth" is needed for validation.
Not so.
In a new Heliyon paper*, Cybergenetics scientists use hard data and solid math to show how uncertain genotypes (aka "probabilistic genotyping" or "PG") follow the standard laws of data science, mathematics, and information theory. Without exception.
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Heliyon highlights include:
- TrueAllele® can always report DNA results
- We can now measure genotype match accuracy
- TrueAllele uses all the data to get all the information
- Inclusion and exclusion are two sides of the same coin
- You can validate without "ground truth" samples
Check out "The reliability and reporting of DNA match strength for uncertain genotype evidence." Written by Cybergenetics scientists Dr Mark Perlin, William Allan, Jennifer Bracamontes, and Matthew Legler. Published in April by Heliyon. Read or download the open-access article for free.
Open minds close cases.™
* Perlin MW, Allan WP, Bracamontes JM, Legler MM. The reliability and reporting of DNA match strength for uncertain genotype evidence. Heliyon. 2026;12(7):e44753.