In Chapter 1, we discussed the use of a molecular phylogeny as evidence in a criminal case involving a doctor who intentionally infected a patient with HIV. For two more cases in which molecular...

In Chapter 1, we discussed the use of a molecular

phylogeny as evidence in a criminal case involving a doctor who intentionally infected a patient

with HIV. For two more cases in which molecular phylogenies helped convict men accused of

knowingly transmitting HIV, see:

Scaduto, D. I., J. M. Brown, et al. 2010. Source identification in

two criminal cases using phylogenetic analysis of HIV-1 DNA sequences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 107:

21242–21247.