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In June, Elsevier retracted an article entitled “Analysis of Uyghur and Kazakh populations using the Precision ID Ancestry Panel” that had been published in 2019. Outlining the need for the research, the authors suggested that better DNA sequencing could help the police identify suspects in cases.

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Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns
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Concerns have been raised that academic publishers may not be doing enough to vet the ethical standards of research they publish, after a paper based on genetic data from China’s Uyghur population was retracted.

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Lina K
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