There are no secrets anymore

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Scientists Settled a Century-Old Family Drama Using DNA From Postcards at https://www.wired.com/story/dna-artifact-testing/ I found this very interesting story. DNA from saliva on a postcard stamp helped confirmed who a person's father was. There are no secrets anymore.

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