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In reply to the discussion: Golden State Killer and DNA privacy [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)17. All living organisms on earth are related
Do people really think that humans somehow consist of distinct groups of species or something? Every person on the planet is related, in one way or another, to every other person on the planet. Humans did not arrive here in separate spaceships from different planets. More broadly, every living thing on the planet is related to every other living thing.
Is there anyone who finds that pretty basic fact to be in any way surprising?
Yes, you, me and everyone else shares common ancestry with Charles Manson and Nelson Mandela.
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The
Genetic
Information
Nondiscrimination
Act
of
2008
(GINA) makes that illegal.
NutmegYankee
Apr 2018
#10
Obviously there are scenarios where DNA collection can be intrusive and discriminatory,
Vinnie From Indy
Apr 2018
#4
All I know is I hope they catch Zodiac with this before they shut this kind of thing down! n/m
RhodeIslandOne
Apr 2018
#8
Good point! Maybe some have more killers in their past than others...&...definitely a dangerous...
JoeOtterbein
Apr 2018
#21
Yes, Dorian. There are many adoptees who have found their birth families using the
seaglass
Apr 2018
#36