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How scientists created the largest family tree ever
Scientists have crowdsourced millions of records to create the largest scientifically-checked family tree ever. It includes 13 million individuals including actor Kevin Bacon. Dr Yaniv Erlich, from Columbia University, tells Roland Pease how they used it to study how influential your genes are on your lifespan.
(Image: Family tree, Credit: Columbia University.)
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