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Joseph James DeAngelo

Serial killer suspect identified using DNA family tree website

27 April 2018

A serial killer active in California decades ago may finally have been identified using genetic sequences the suspect’s distant relatives gave to a website
DNA sequence analysis

Huge haul of ‘depression genes’ shows it’s a complex condition

27 April 2018

An analysis of more than 135,000 people with depression has pinpointed 44 genetic variants that are linked to the condition, 30 of which have never been identified before

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