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Re:New federal rules limit police searches of family tree DN... by rtkwe on Friday September 27, 2019 @10:47AM (#21092572)
That wouldn't actually do anything for DNA, cut hair doesn't actually contain any DNA at all the only way to get DNA from hair is if the follicle is still attached which wouldn't be true generally in a barber shop.
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Re:New federal rules limit police searches of family tree DN... by mullen on Friday September 27, 2019 @02:53PM (#21095131)
Not true anymore.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/science/hair-dna-murder.h...

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