A powerful method for deducing microbial relationships has been edging its way into civil and criminal investigations. But courts should proceed with caution.
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Bhattacharya, S. Science in court: Disease detectives. Nature 506, 424–426 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/506424a
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