One aspect that presents something of a problem is not just whether the window has closed on the evidence itself, but on the medium used to transmit the evidence. If someone on the street tells me all about their epigenetic studies then their level of evidence is epigenetic testing, but my level of evidence is “some guy on the street said...”. This is, I think, why photographs, videos and physical artefacts are so convincing. They are transmissible.
Very true. I was thinking from the point of view of the experimenter: “could I possibly test it if I really wanted to”. This may be relevant because knowing that something could be investigated in the future provides an incentive not to cheat.
Also the Plantagenet thing is really cool, I had no idea about it.
Its interesting. A relatively recent example is people investigating some conspiracy involving English kings and royal succession using DNA evidence in the bones https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/25/richard-iii-dna-tests-uncover-evidence-of-further-royal-scandal#:~:text=When%20scientists%20revealed%20last%20year,they%20vowed%20to%20investigate%20further.
One aspect that presents something of a problem is not just whether the window has closed on the evidence itself, but on the medium used to transmit the evidence. If someone on the street tells me all about their epigenetic studies then their level of evidence is epigenetic testing, but my level of evidence is “some guy on the street said...”. This is, I think, why photographs, videos and physical artefacts are so convincing. They are transmissible.
Very true. I was thinking from the point of view of the experimenter: “could I possibly test it if I really wanted to”. This may be relevant because knowing that something could be investigated in the future provides an incentive not to cheat.
Also the Plantagenet thing is really cool, I had no idea about it.