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Researchers Have Made a Significant Breakthrough in Using the DNA

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Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in using the DNA code present in blood and other body fluids to link evidence to a specific individual. In considering DNA fingerprinting:


A) most courts have decided that such testing has not been found to hold and enjoy a general acceptance in the scientific community.
B) in most cases the results have been admissible if performed in accordance with appropriate laboratory standards and controls to ensure reliability.
C) while state courts have recognized the reliability and accuracy of DNA fingerprinting, no federal court has yet acknowledged the use of this method.
D) as "genetic fingerprinting" has been accepted by the scientific community, there are few challenges to the handling of the samples.

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