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Comey et al. FBI environmental DNA degradation study (Nov. 1991, JFS)

FBI study by Comey (and Pamela Fish), published November 1991 in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, examining environmental effects on DNA including sunlight degradation and cross-contamination risks such as coughing over samples. Disputed at trial over whether sneezes were more relevant than coughs and whether degraded samples were studied.

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