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Genetic paparazzi are right around the corner, and courts aren't ready to confront the legal quagmire of DNA theft

  • Written by Liza Vertinsky, Professor of Law, University of Maryland
imageDNA is a trove of personal information that can be hard to keep track of and protect. Boris Zhitkov/Moment via Getty Images

Every so often stories of genetic theft, or extreme precautions taken to avoid it, make headline news. So it was with a picture of French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting at opposite ends...

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