Forensic DNA Mixups | Greg Hampikian | TEDxBoise

DNA is seen as an ultimate tool-- an inarguable truth. It has the power to convict, and the power to exonerate. But in this lively talk, Dr. Greg Hampikian shows that even DNA can make mistakes.
Dr. Hampikian is a professor of Biology and Criminal Justice at Boise State University. A Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, his research includes identifying the smallest DNA sequences absent from nature that he calls Nullomers. Using these sequences Dr. Hampikian has invented a method of tagging DNA samples to prevent contamination of forensic evidence, and 198 drugs that are effective against cancer cells. In 2013 he was awarded the Liberty Bell Award for his work in justice, and in 2014 the Idaho Innocence Project under his leadership freed Sarah Pearce after 12 years in Idaho prisons. He is a renowned forensic DNA expert and has worked on high profile cases around the world including that of Amanda Knox. He has helped with more than a dozen exonerations, and worked on hundreds of cases, recently helping the French police use Familiar DNA to solve a decade old murder.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@k3books605]

Great video... Greg has commented on the erroneous DNA findings in the Amanda Knox case and in Europe Prof Peter Gill in the UK has written a book on the same issues. Well done TED talks ...these are important issues.

[@corpusvile1]

Lol still with your tongue up Dr shill's arse K3?

[@imateapot51]

corpus vile Are you an extremely ugly girl or a really stupid brainless guy?

[@corpusvile1]

imateapot51 Neither.

[@imateapot51]

corpus vile Okay I will keep guessing.

[@raybrown4681]

I need him on my case,

[@victorlota9501]

can someone resume of what are the two errors??,

[@sinu5823]

Interpretive error and contamination error

[@Pj-zj6uw]

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[@veronicapalodichuk7324]

Unfortunately the mass public is ignored of how fallible and subjective dna is. Not to mention bias and they are paid for convictions

[@scythe4337]

This was in Boise? Uhhhh, I could have gone.

[@maisondusuave]

Hampikian is the ultimate tool.

[@corpusvile1]

He went river rafting with Knox. Then got divorced very soon after.

[@imateapot51]

maisondusuave No you are loser. What time do you get off work at Burger King today?

[@corpusvile1]

imateapot51 Greg, is that you? :)

[@maisondusuave]

lol

[@imateapot51]

corpus vile No, but i find it very insulting that you would attack a presentation that has nothing to do with Amanda. You are simply attacking anything he does because you do not like that he supports Amanda. Especially since he is not like myself, a person with an opinion. He is a forensics expert. Something the guilters do not have.