At 3:16 PM +0000 7/13/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] trolled:
> DNA does not lie! Right?
Lying is a human attribute.
DNA is not a volitional agent.
>It can be used to acquit individuals or upheld the convictions of criminals.
>But does the affirmation of DNA implies that a certain individual
>committed the >crime?
There's no such thing as 'affirming DNA'.
Just statements about the _probability_ that a given sample came from a
given individual.
>Since DNA is being hailed as the 100 percent solution,...
Only by the ignorant.
>And how about Plant DNA. If I find a mango leaf or a guanabana leaf in my
>car,can I go to
>the
>Banana Republic of Miami and find the exact tree where those leaves come from?
Only if you're having leaftual relationships with them/
>
> A curious mind needs to know.
Verrry currrrious.
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