Episode
60 Minutes: Left Behind, The Biodata Race, DNA For Sale
Overview
Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19; Then, How China is racing to collect Americans’ DNA; And, The big money market for your DNA.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 53
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2021-01-31
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Left Behind, The Biodata Race, DNA For Sale is Episode 21 in Season 53 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2021-01-31. The runtime is 44 min.
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