WHEN SCIENCE TAKES THE WITNESS STAND

被引：42

作者：

NEUFELD, PJ ^{[1
]}

COLMAN, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MT SINAI MED CTR,CTR CLIN LABS,NEW YORK,NY 10029

来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 1990年 / 262卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0590-46

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Science is no stranger in the courtroom. Fingerprints along with ballistic and forensic evidence have long played a key role in the judicial process. But new technology demands careful scrutiny. Although DNA 'fingerprinting' has been evidence in more than 1,000 cases, it is far from being infallible.

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页码：46 / 53

页数：8