Abstract

Despite proving useful for identifying anthrax strains used for deadly criminal and terrorist purposes in 2001, the field of microbial forensics requires validation before the courts accept it, according to researchers and other experts who spoke at a meeting, “Microbial Forensics: Nexus between Science, Public Health and Law Enforcement,” held last January in Washington, D.C. The meeting was sponsored jointly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academies Committee on Science, Technology and Law.

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