DNA, statistics and the law: a cross-disciplinary approach to forensic inference

• Main Author: Alex Biedermann (auth)
• Other Authors: Joelle Vuille (auth), Franco Taroni (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Genetics (non-medical); probability theory; interpretation; Bacterial DNA; Statistics and the law; Forensic DNA profiling; Low-template DNA analysis; Commercialization; DNA transfer; forensic molecular biology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

From ABO typing during the first half of the 20th century, to the use of enzymes and protein contained in blood serums and finally direct DNA typing, biology has been serving forensic purposes for many decades. Statistics, in turn, has been constantly underpinning the discussions of the probative va...