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...Mark Stolorow, director of operations for Cellmark Diagnostics of Germantown, Md., says his firm generally uses five radioactive probes. "We can generally get at least 99.99 percent exclusion based on five probes," Stolorow says...
After much wrangling, a compromise was reached. The defense's experts could visit Cellmark Diagnostics in Germantown, Maryland, where the prosecution had sent the samples for testing, and could pare off 10% of each sample. But the material removed would in effect be held in escrow. After hearing expert testimony, Judge Ito would rule on the disposal of the sliced-off portions...
...such methods, the chance of making a matching error is one in 1,000. DNA, however, is unique for each individual, and a matchup between a crime-scene sample and material obtained from the accused (usually in a blood sample) is virtually unassailable, say experts. Declares John Huss of Cellmark Diagnostics in Germantown, Md., another DNA-testing firm: "Except for identical twins, one in 4 trillion or 5 trillion people might share the same genetic fingerprint...
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