But even given the reliability of the method, analysts will still need genetic references — in the form of saliva or hair from relatives of the deceased — to gather results, Snow told the Tribune, a process which will be a long and intensive. (scientificamerican.com)
These findings validate the procedures that are currently in use and should convince the international community of the reliability of this method. (sciencedaily.com)
Moreover, given that the single largest value is taken during a given time period, the reliability of this method would naturally be expected to be lower than that of other methods that involve taking averages. (strengthandconditioningresearch.com)