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What FamilyTreeDNA sharing genetic data with police means for you

Law enforcement can now use the company’s private DNA database to investigate rapes and murders

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GENETIC JITTERS The ancestry DNA testing company FamilyTreeDNA is working with law enforcement to solve cold cases with genetic evidence. That partnership has left some customers uneasy.

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By Tina Hesman Saey

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