ArticleForensic science international. Synergy2025
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Article in Forensic science international. Synergy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
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Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Current state: Assessing DNA results considering transfer.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2026Review
- Help v. harm: How a "lookup table" for evaluating DNA evidence given activity-level propositions could lead to wrongful convictions.Journal of forensic sciences · 2026Article
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Authors and funding
1 author.
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Abstract
•Questions intended to elicit inference 'beyond the source' of forensic DNA are increasing.•Evaluation of genetic findings given activity level propositions has been suggested as a path forward.•The NIST Expert Working Group on Human Factors in Forensic DNA Interpretation recommended the US government fund foundational research that would underpin evaluative opinions in the United States.•The Texas Forensic Science Commission issued a report identifying issues the US DNA community would have to address before ALR could be offered in court.•A recent legal analysis describes the hurdles the framework would face as part of the US criminal justice system and questions its widespread utility.
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