The Science of Toxicology Testing

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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.
 • Aaron Olson
Beyond the Two-Hour Rule: What Toxicologists Get Wrong About Alcohol Absorption
Individual variation matters when it comes to alcohol absorption
 • Aaron Olson
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
 • Aaron Olson
Truth, Power, and the Crisis of Forensic Independence
Why laboratories expel truth-tellers instead of confronting error.
 • Aaron Olson
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.
 • Aaron Olson

October 2025

Breaking the DNA Code: When Labs Get It Wrong
Forensic DNA Expert Tiffany Roy on Exposing Forensic Failures
 • Aaron Olson and Tiffany Roy
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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.
 • Aaron Olson
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
 • Aaron Olson
Minnesota Just Made Its Breath Test Data Harder to See
Other states publish their breath-test data online. Minnesota is doing the opposite.
 • Aaron Olson
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.
 • Aaron Olson
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