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...course, offered by Medical School Associate Professor of Pathology Dr. Frederick R. Bieber, a medical geneticist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, explores the scientific principles behind controversial techniques such as DNA typing, also known as DNA fingerprinting, and drug screening, which are introduced into the courts as evidence every year...
...scientists, we act as advocates for the truth," says Bieber, who teaches Biology E-190, "Principles of Forensic Science," offered through the Extension School. "Attorneys must naturally be adversarial, because they either win or lose...
...misconception that forensic genetics is only used to restrict freedom and convict people," says Bieber, who says that courses on this increasingly important field are rare. "Its use often results in exoneration of those falsely accused or incarcerated...
...Laboratory methods and statistical analysiswill continue to improve. That notwithstanding, nodata base will ever be perfect," Bieber says. "Itwould be regrettable not to use the technologyavailable when there is so much at stake both forthe falsely accused and victims, as well as inother civil cases...
...There are always people who don't like thetest and then there are people on the otherextreme," says Bing. "We in the scientificcommunity are moving toward a consensus."CrimsonJamie W. BillettDR. FREDERICK R. BIEBER, who teaches a newcourse offered through the Extension School onforensic science, demonstrates DNA typing resultsof a female plaintiff and three male defendants ina complex paternity/inheritance suit...