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Can DNA tests help with ruptures from transatlantic slavery?
Alondra Nelson has followed how African-Americans are using DNA tests to help answer questions about their identities that were lost during the transatlantic slave trade. Her book, "The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations and Reconciliation After the Genome," chronicles their experiences. She joined Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.
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