tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8239251345114982885..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Impossible Things Before Breakfast, 2Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42133862448980944822014-07-14T19:33:12.086-04:002014-07-14T19:33:12.086-04:00Keep those DNA articles coming!Keep those DNA articles coming!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22644482994402773762014-07-14T11:07:29.383-04:002014-07-14T11:07:29.383-04:00Ouch!Ouch!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62246679887387910952014-07-14T00:57:33.938-04:002014-07-14T00:57:33.938-04:00I suspect they were probing, Leigh. Unfortunately...I suspect they <i>were</i> probing, Leigh. Unfortunately, however, they were probably probing with contaminated swabs. LOL<br /><br />--DixonDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13656413876464332512014-07-13T19:18:03.618-04:002014-07-13T19:18:03.618-04:00ABA, thank you and thank you for the tips as well....ABA, thank you and thank you for the tips as well. Although investigators occasionally raised questions, it's a wonder someone didn't probe beyond the obvious.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41052196790710528362014-07-13T15:14:41.537-04:002014-07-13T15:14:41.537-04:00It would appear only the Bavarians read the small ...It would appear only the Bavarians read the small print saying the swabs were not suitable for human DNA collection.<br /><br />Another fascinating look at one branch of the forensic sciences – thank you.A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83327743074649032392014-07-13T11:22:10.351-04:002014-07-13T11:22:10.351-04:00Anon, thank you. Part of my problem is the Hollywo...Anon, thank you. Part of my problem is the Hollywood notion that crime scene investigators and lab workers are scientists. I don't know what percentage have degrees, particularly in the sciences, but clearly not every worker can be a Lincoln Rhyme, but of course that's the viewpoint of many in the jury pool.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-86961132234607603902014-07-13T11:09:23.275-04:002014-07-13T11:09:23.275-04:00I have to say, as a biology professor I find your ...I have to say, as a biology professor I find your pieces on forensic DNA evidence really refreshing. It's too bad the courts don't make certain jurors have such an education. Alas, the issues "probability" (versus "proof") and "rigor" (versus "standard practice") that comprise good science seem to be getting left behind as molecular biology becomes a tool of manual technicians and part of a larger cultural rhetoric. Good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91728123934871222072014-07-13T10:04:26.233-04:002014-07-13T10:04:26.233-04:00D, it was, as you say, an impressive simple soberi...D, it was, as you say, an impressive simple sobering solution. I thought the tabloids unfairly blamed police investigators, who'd trusted the materials they'd been given. By implication, it seems they were expected to test the cotton swabs before they used them!<br /><br />Fran and Louis, I'll keep digging! Wish me luck and thank you!.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56442833159213433222014-07-13T07:23:08.760-04:002014-07-13T07:23:08.760-04:00Your blogs on DNA are great. I hope you are planni...Your blogs on DNA are great. I hope you are planning another post on this fascinating subject.Louis A. Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563842429688123421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65217583505879620472014-07-13T06:59:40.842-04:002014-07-13T06:59:40.842-04:00Even after reading last week's case and knowin...Even after reading last week's case and knowing you were writing about forensics, I was considering all kinds of ideas before reading the solution to the DNA problem. Do you have another of these cases for your next blog?Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62926360492945039522014-07-13T04:15:35.933-04:002014-07-13T04:15:35.933-04:00I'm German and remember this first mysterious ...I'm German and remember this first mysterious case and the debate in the newspapers very well. An impressive simple sobering solution, isn't it? ;)D.http://dalaruan.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.com