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Familial DNA Testing

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Los Angeles police have arrested a man they believe is the so-called Grim Sleeper, a serial killer accused of killing at least 10 women since 1985. To find him, police used a rare and controversial DNA test — they made a partial match of crime scene DNA to the son of the suspected killer. We discuss so-called familial DNA testing, legal only in California and Colorado in the U.S. What are the ethical implications?

Guests:

Hank Greely, law professor at Stanford Law School and director of the Center for Law and the Biosciences

Erin Murphy, assistant professor of law at UC Berkeley

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