Deals
DNA Site That Thawed Cold Cases Sold as Forensics Business Booms
- Former Illumina unit acquires GEDmatch for an undisclosed sum
- A plan to sell services of site that cracked Golden State case
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Verogen Inc. wants to make the same tools that have helped solve dozens of cold cases available to crime labs across the U.S.
The closely held forensic-genomics company said this week it had agreed to buy GEDmatch, a website where genealogy enthusiasts can upload raw DNA data to try to connect with relatives and fill out their family trees. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.