NBC News reports on consumer DNA sites and the effect they are having on law enforcement's ability to solve cold-case murders. Parabon NanoLabs, for example, and its researcher, CeCe Moore, have helped police solve five such murders since May. The company meshes "high-tech DNA analysis, traditional genealogical work and the soaring popularity of online ancestry databases," the report states, adding, the trend could "revolutionize law enforcement and spur a massive clearing of unsolved crimes." The company suspects that as more people share their genetic profile online, the success rate for solving crimes will improve. "I predict we will see dozens or hundreds of cold cases resolved over the next couple of years," Moore said.
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