The tech giant has long sought access to a priceless trove of veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies and slices of organs.

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Inside Google’s Quest to Digitize Soldiers’ Tissue Samples <[link removed]> The tech giant has long sought access to a priceless trove of veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies and slices of organs. DOD staffers have pushed back, raising ethical and legal concerns, but Google might win anyway. by James Bandler

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