When a defendant's DNA appears to match DNA found at a crime scene,
the probability that this is an unfortunate coincidence can be
central to whether the suspect is found guilty. The assumptions used
to calculate the likelihood of such a fluke - the "random match
probability" - are now being questioned by a group of 41 scientists
and lawyers based in the US and the UK.
<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527424.700-unreliable-evidence-time-to-open-up-dna-databases.html>Link
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