TrueAllele helps resolve Texas double murder DNA case

Back to Newsletters

Cybergenetics Newsletter - Winter 2011

Modern DNA evidence can be difficult to interpret because of mixtures and low amounts. Human analysts therefore simplify the data using "thresholds", smoothing informative signals into all-or-none events. However, such changes rob the data of the ability to identify criminals or exonerate the innocent. This newsletter explains the current DNA information crisis.

Download Newsletter