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Story: DNA
Testing Reunites Families Separated by War, 2/15/07
1. Why did Angela Fillingim's birth mother put her up for adoption?
2. What does the agency that eventually put Angela and her birth mother in touch, Pro-Busqueda, say is the biggest obstacle to reuniting more families?
3. What part of the body do the cells that contain the DNA samples Pro-Busqueda uses to match up family members come from? What part of those cells contains the DNA?
4. How many families have been reuinited in El Salvador via the DNA testing?
5. In what other countries is Eric Stover hoping to use DNA testing to reunite separated families?
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