Archive - The Science of Toxicology Testing

The BCA’s Game of Incomplete Compliance

A Case Study in Institutional Resistance to Transparency

Dec 3 •

November 2025

Ignored Warnings, Compromised Results: What Happens When Breath Test Operators Don't Follow Protocol

How software controls could eliminate common sources of testing error in breath alcohol testing.

Nov 21 •

Beyond the Two-Hour Rule: What Toxicologists Get Wrong About Alcohol Absorption

Individual variation matters when it comes to alcohol absorption

Nov 19 •

My Research was Cited by the Iowa Court of Appeals. Here Is Why It Matters

There is a growing awareness of the need for transparency in forensic science

Nov 14 •

Truth, Power, and the Crisis of Forensic Independence

Why laboratories expel truth-tellers instead of confronting error.

Nov 11 •

The Tox Lab Discusses Our Paper on Errors in Forensic Toxicology

I’m excited to share that my recent paper, co-authored with Charles Ramsay, was the subject of the latest Tox Lab podcast.

Nov 4 •

October 2025

Breaking the DNA Code: When Labs Get It Wrong

Forensic DNA Expert Tiffany Roy on Exposing Forensic Failures

Oct 30 •

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Errors in Toxicology Testing and a Surprising Honor

There is a growing recognition of the need for transparency in forensic science.

Oct 29 •

Presenting at AAFS 2026: Errors in Toxicology Testing and the Need for Full Discovery

How discovery violations, systematic errors, programming defects, and deliberate misconduct undermined justice across multiple jurisdictions

Oct 24 •

Minnesota Just Made Its Breath Test Data Harder to See

Other states publish their breath-test data online. Minnesota is doing the opposite.

Oct 15 •

The BCA’s Press Conference Raises More Questions Than It Answers

Superintendent Drew Evans insists the breath test errors were recent and limited — but records show the BCA knew about them two years ago.

Oct 14 •

Beyond the ‘Typo’: The Real Story Behind Minnesota’s Breath Test Failures

The BCA calls it a data-entry mistake. In reality, it’s a preventable systems failure that experts warned about months ago.

Oct 13 •

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