Is It Your Second Cousin? Cotton Swabs May Tell You (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Is It Your Second Cousin? Cotton Swabs May Tell You

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A new DNA testing technique can accurately confirm relatedness between two individuals as distant as second cousins.

With more DNA datasets at hand, the method could be utilized to identify disaster victims in mass floods and tornadoes that destroy entire communities.

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