For the first time, researchers connected two different types of DNA snippets to identify individuals. This could help researchers across many fields — but isn’t without risk.

"(DNA) record matching across different databases is a medical care issue as well as a privacy issue." - Jun Z. Li, Ph.D.

Professor of Human Genetics

Professor & Associate Chair for Research of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics

Faculty, Center for Statistical Genetics; Comprehensive Cancer Center

Member, Depression Center; Michigan Diabetes Research Center; Michigan Metabolomics & Obesity Center

Co-Director, Michigan Center for Single-Cell Genomic Data Analytics

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