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Forensic DNA evidence is not infallible

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05 November 2015 In the original version of this article, it may not have been clear that the current investigation in Texas is reportedly focusing on statistics and not the specific problem of secondary contamination in touch DNA samples. The text has now been clarified.

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As DNA analysis techniques become more sensitive, we must be careful to reassess the probabilities of error, argues Cynthia M. Cale.

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    In the original version of this article, it may not have been clear that the current investigation in Texas is reportedly focusing on statistics and not the specific problem of secondary contamination in touch DNA samples. The text has now been clarified.

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  1. Cynthia M. Cale is a human-biology graduate student at the University of Indianapolis, Indiana, and lead forensic DNA analyst III at Strand Diagnostics.,

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