Abstract: According to some commentators, an obscure genetic condition known as chimerism “could undermine the very basis of the forensic DNA system” and force a reconsideration of “the entire project of forensic DNA.” This conclusion is as unfounded as it is unnerving. Chimerism is a consideration in, but not a real obstacle to DNA identification. This essay explains why.
Hot Off the Presses: Chimeric Criminals
Nearly two years ago, I raised a question about the depth of the documentation and analysis in the book Genetic Justice by Sheldon Krimsky and Tania Simoncelli. A discussion of chimerism and the threat it supposedly poses to DNA exonerations prompted the following debunking essay: Chimeric Criminals, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science, and Technology, Vol. 14, No. 1, Winter 2013, pp. 1-9. It is available on the review's website or from SSRN.
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