Event reminder: The uptake of science by the courts: are the science and justice systems keeping pace?

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The Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Law are hosting a joint symposium discussing the evolution of evidence in court cases. Professors Michael Toft Overgaard and Mette Nyegaard from Aalborg University in Denmark are among the international guests. Mr Overgaard, a Professor of Protein Science in the Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, and Ms Nyegaard, Head of Research Group in Genomic Medicine, were part of a scientific article that led to the second inquiry into the wrongful convictions of Kathleen Folbigg. They will discuss their experience of bringing scientific discovery to the inquiry. (Summary provided by Infomedia)