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CeCe Moore Cracks Cold Cases with Genealogy

Unsung Science by CBS News

Aug 4, 202343:44Science & Medicine

Genealogy has been around a while. So has DNA evidence. But what if you combined the two? What if you could use DNA from a crime scene, compare the unknown killer’s genetics with public databases of other people’s DNA, f...

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