DNA has solved some of California’s toughest cases, but its use can also raise concerns about privacy. On this episode of Inside the Issues, we look at the molecule called deoxyribonucleic acid and how it is being used.

Laurie Levenson, Professor at Loyola Law School and Co-Founder of Project for the Innocent, talks about how law enforcement uses it to break cold cases and how to protect your DNA when using kits that test your ancestry.

Sam Stanton, Senior Reporter for the Sacramento Bee, talks about how DNA was used in the case of Joseph James DeAngelo, also known as The Golden State Killer, who was behind 13 murders, 50 rapes and 60 home invasions.

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Jeanine Raab, Michael Suprizio and Sandy Banks all took DNA tests to find out a little bit more about themselves. They talk about their desire to learn more and what they uncovered about themselves when they got their results.

Dr. Nicholas Brown, from The Bioethics Institute at Loyola Marymount University, talks about the Trump Administration’s plans to collect DNA from immigrants who are booked into federal custody and how DNA testing can be used to advance medicine.

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