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Excerpt taken from an article at New Scientist ("Investigation: Forensic evidence in the dock"): "Contrary to what is generally thought, there is little scientific basis for assuming that any two supposedly identical fingerprints unequivocally come from the same person. Indeed, according to a report published in December, the only major research explicitly commissioned to validate the technique is based on flawed assumptions and an incorrect use of statistics. The research has never been openly peer reviewed." There's an article at The Register as well ("Are fingerprints really infallible, unique ID?"). |