northendtrooper@lemmy.ca to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoScientists vacuumed animal DNA from the air in a forest and the results are amazingwww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down10
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkScientists vacuumed animal DNA from the air in a forest and the results are amazingwww.earth.comnorthendtrooper@lemmy.ca to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squaremoney_loo@1337lemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoReally cool tech, I wonder if law enforcement could use it to detect a range of time someone has been at the scene of a crime based on the concentration of dna found. Could really help solve some crimes when you’ve got no leads.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoForensic sciences are in general a big scam used by prosecutors to put innocent people on jail. Hope this dosen’t become the new “hair evidence”.
minus-squareprole@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoThere’s a big difference between DNA testing and things like “body language science,” and polygraph testing. Like a massive gulf.
minus-squaremoney_loo@1337lemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBlood splatter analysis and dna are two entirely different things though.
Really cool tech, I wonder if law enforcement could use it to detect a range of time someone has been at the scene of a crime based on the concentration of dna found. Could really help solve some crimes when you’ve got no leads.
Forensic sciences are in general a big scam used by prosecutors to put innocent people on jail. Hope this dosen’t become the new “hair evidence”.
There’s a big difference between DNA testing and things like “body language science,” and polygraph testing.
Like a massive gulf.
Blood splatter analysis and dna are two entirely different things though.