Open practices in our science and our courtrooms

Open practices in our science and our courtrooms

Advocates of transparency in science often point to the benefits of open practices for the scientific process. Here, we focus on a possibly underappreciated effect of standards for transparency: their influence on non-scientific decisions. As a case study, we consider the current state of probabilis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in genetics 2022-02, Vol.38 (2), p.113-115
Hauptverfasser: Edge, Michael D., Matthews, Jeanna Neefe
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Forensic Genetics
Forensic Sciences
Humans
open practices
open science
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Zusammenfassung:Advocates of transparency in science often point to the benefits of open practices for the scientific process. Here, we focus on a possibly underappreciated effect of standards for transparency: their influence on non-scientific decisions. As a case study, we consider the current state of probabilistic genotyping software in forensics.
ISSN:0168-9525
DOI:10.1016/j.tig.2021.09.010