Your genome from a footprint (IMAGE)

University of Florida

Your genome from a footprint

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Scientists collected high-quality DNA from footprints made by one of the researchers on an uninhabited island, which was otherwise devoid of human DNA. Sequencing the DNA revealed identifiable information about the participant’s genome.

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David Duffy

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