A possible concise summary is:
The text is a transcript of a segment from the show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, where he criticizes the reliability and validity of forensic science in criminal cases. He gives examples of how forensic techniques such as hair, bite mark, and fingerprint analysis have led to wrongful convictions and executions, and how forensic experts often use misleading or meaningless phrases to present their evidence in court. He also points out the problems of bias and lack of independence in forensic labs, and the lack of federal oversight and reform. He ends the segment with a parody of a crime show that features a clueless forensic analyst who relies on dubious methods and witnesses.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Scientists in South Korea have achieved a nuclear fusion reaction running at 100 million°C for 30 seconds, which is seven times hotter than the core of the Sun.
2. Many forensic sciences do not meet the fundamental requirements of science and expert witnesses have often overstated the value of their evidence.
3. Microscopic hair comparison, bite mark analysis, and blood pattern analysis are some of the forensic techniques that have weak scientific support and have led to wrongful convictions.
4. The National Commission on Forensic Science, which was founded to advise the DOJ on how to address the problems in forensic science, was shut down by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in 2017.
5. Fingerprints and DNA are more reliable forms of forensic evidence, but they are not infallible and can be affected by human error, contamination, or bias.
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