Scientists Unlock Secrets Of Ancient Human DNA
…But It Could Throw Off Criminal Investigations
Chris’s DNA alteration revealed a slew of new issues to forensic scientists. When criminal detectives seek down offenders, they rely on DNA swabs to link them to a single person.
What happens if the DNA matches two people, one in Nevada and one ten years younger in Germany? Brittney Chilton, a criminalist in the forensic science section, believes that this DNA mutation could mislead investigators. It may result in someone being wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit.