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Contamination in DNA profiling

In this video, Dr Vivek Sahajpal and Dr Gavin Turbett deal with the issue of contamination and its impact on forensic DNA profiling.

In this video, Dr Sahajpal and Dr Turbett deal with the issue of contamination and its impact on forensic DNA profiling. It is essential for legal professionals to understand the sources of contamination at different stages of DNA profiling, its impact and how it can be minimised. This will be useful in examining the quality of DNA evidence in case work.

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Decoding Forensics for Legal Professionals

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