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>> and we just hit it off. she was so supportive and so positive. and just volunteered for anything she could do to help us make our jobs easier. >> around then, detective wade decided to try something new. with the crime-scene dna. she consulted this woman. dr. colleen fitzpatrick. an expert in something called forensic genealogy. >> an informal sense, its been referred as csi meets roots. >> maybe you have taken a home dna test. a lot of people have. you can sometimes track down distant relati...

Investigators used publicly shared dna data to track down... the golden state killer wore a ski mask and left no fingerprints... how police used genealogy. websites to try to identify... cbs contacted other genealogy websites to try to... in 2018, the suspect for a notorious serial killer in california, the golden state killer, was arrested. after a murderous rampage in the late �*70s and �*80s, the hunt for the killer had gone cold. that was until an unusual technique was used to find him, ...

Researchers have now been able to reconstruct the faces of three men who lived in Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. Based on the DNA data extracted from their mummified remains, the researchers have created 3D models of the mummies faces that show how they would have appeared at the age of 25 years.

Volunteered to help. >> pattie wasnt allowed to touch the two girlsmurder files but she could help in other ways. >> and we just hit it off. she was so supportive, and so positive. and just volunteered for anything she could do to help us, make our jobs easier. >> round then, detective wade decided to try something new. with the crime-scene dna. she consulted this woman. dr. colleen fitzpatrick. an expert in something called forensic genealogy. >> an informal sense, its been referred as csi meet...

That we were just magically going to look at these bones and knew who they belonged to. the case seemed as cold as ever. but on the west coast of america, one investigation was set to transform the way that law enforcement solves cold cases. investigators used publicly shared dna data to track down... the golden state killer wore a ski mask and left no fingerprints... how police used genealogy. websites to try to identify... cbs contacted other genealogy websites to try to... in 2018, the suspec...

Investigation began. when we got the remains here, the first thing we did was estimation of sex, estimation of age of death, stature estimation, ancestry estimation. but obviously this was an old case and it was unlikely we were going to magically look at these bones and knew who they belonged to. the case seemed as cold as ever, but on the west coast of america one investigation was set to transform the way that law enforcement solves cold cases. investigators used publicly shared dna data to t...

If storing DNA for criminal investigations helps identity the perpetrators and eliminate the innocent, why don't we include samples from everyone?

Now the defense department is warning u.s. military personnel not to use them, a memo co-signed by the top pentagon intelligence official says the kits could expose personal and genetic information and potentially create unintended security consequences and risk. the kits are hugely popular with over 26 million people having submitted their dna to trace their lineage. privacy concerns have grown along with their populari popularity, given how revealing dna can be. >> one of the things about dna ...

>> get the best dna gift -- >> theyre one of this years hottest christmas gifts home dna tests that help track a family tree. they carefully guard the data they gather. but now defense department is warning military personnel not to use them. a memo cosigned by the top pentagon official says the kits could expose personal and genetic information and potentially create unintended security risks. they are hugely popular with over 26 million people have submitted their dna to trace their lineage. >...

Test kit makers have said its generic data without anything to identify specific people. and the home dna kit makers say they take security very seriously. ancestry.com says it does not share dna data with insurance companies or employees. 23 and me says no information is shared without consent and says its customers can, quote, choose to have their samples stored at our lab or have it destroyed. >> this was reported by yahoo news and consumer advocates say these kits can help people manage thei...