Magazine
Where Traditional DNA Testing Fails, Algorithms Take Over
ProPublica (November 2016)
by Lauren Kirchner
"The emergence of algorithmic analysis programs, however, is creating a new frontier of DNA science. The tools are so new and expensive that only a handful of local crime labs use them regularly. But as law enforcement looks to DNA more and more frequently to solve even minor crimes, that seems almost certain to change."
ProPublica (November 2016)
by Lauren Kirchner
"The emergence of algorithmic analysis programs, however, is creating a new frontier of DNA science. The tools are so new and expensive that only a handful of local crime labs use them regularly. But as law enforcement looks to DNA more and more frequently to solve even minor crimes, that seems almost certain to change."
He went to prison for rape. Proof of his innocence surfaced 25 years later.
IndyStar (July 17, 2016)
by Kristine Guerra
"The DNA data in Pinkins' case had always been available, Perlin said, but crime lab analysts were unable to accurately interpret it. But in 2015, Perlin was able to use TrueAllele."
IndyStar (July 17, 2016)
by Kristine Guerra
"The DNA data in Pinkins' case had always been available, Perlin said, but crime lab analysts were unable to accurately interpret it. But in 2015, Perlin was able to use TrueAllele."
The False Promise of DNA Testing
The Atlantic (June 2016)
by Matthew Shaer
"TrueAllele’s ability to pull matches from microscopic or muddled traces of DNA is helping crack cold cases, by reprocessing evidence once dismissed as inconclusive. 'You hear the word inconclusive, you naturally think, Okay. It’s done,' Perlin told me, his eyes widening. 'But it’s not! It just means [the lab technicians] can’t interpret it. Let me ask you: What’s the societal impact of half a crime lab’s evidence being called inconclusive and prosecutors and police and defenders mistakenly believing that this means it’s uninformative data?'"
The Atlantic (June 2016)
by Matthew Shaer
"TrueAllele’s ability to pull matches from microscopic or muddled traces of DNA is helping crack cold cases, by reprocessing evidence once dismissed as inconclusive. 'You hear the word inconclusive, you naturally think, Okay. It’s done,' Perlin told me, his eyes widening. 'But it’s not! It just means [the lab technicians] can’t interpret it. Let me ask you: What’s the societal impact of half a crime lab’s evidence being called inconclusive and prosecutors and police and defenders mistakenly believing that this means it’s uninformative data?'"
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