France legalizes use of recreational genetic databases in criminal justice

Parliament has passed a bill allowing the use of private genetic databases in criminal investigations.

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This measure aims to solve criminal cases using tools like those from 23andMe.

The Wall Street Journal reports a case solved by French police using this data.

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