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Matthew Shaer
Matthew Shaer is a contributing writer for
The New York Times Magazine
and a correspondent for
Smithsonian
magazine.
The Voorhes
The False Promise of DNA Testing
The forensic technique is becoming ever more common—and ever less reliable.
Matthew Shaer
June 2016 Issue
