DNA evidence is extremely helpful in criminal trials not only because it can determine the guilt of a suspect, but also because it can keep innocent people from going to jail. The suspect must leave a sample of their DNA at the crime scene in order for testing to occur, but DNA can be found in the form of many things such as semen, blood, hair, saliva, or skin scrapings. According to Newsweek, “thousands of …showed first 75 words of 1212 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1212 total…be more powerful than 1 in 10,000,000. The future should be prepared for the ever-changing technology of DNA testing and welcome it warmly. It is helpful and has helped in many cases that would have otherwise gone unsolved. As John Adler stated in a Newsweek report, “DNA typing is a tool with vast potential, but only if it is used wisely, with an awareness of human nature---the kind you don’t need an electron microscope to see”