Artwork highlights legal debate over ‘abandoned’ DNA

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Image: Raul Lieberwirth

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It has been described as both “creepy” and “cool”. But amid the publicity surrounding a provocative art project that creates “facial reconstruction” sculptures based on the analysis of DNA on cigarette butts, chewing gum, and other detritus collected from the streets of New York City, one question has remained unasked: is it legal?

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