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新闻中， Y库这件“破案利器”总是与陈年积案、重大命案的侦破联系在一起。 它能够在常规手段一无所获时起到奇效，即便嫌疑人信息不在数据库内，警方依然可以借助它定位目标。

2025 年 9 月，内蒙古锡林浩特市公安局发布的一则通告登上热搜：自9月5日起，开始采集辖区内男性居民血液样本，目的是用于Y库（全称是“Y库家系工匠系统”）建设。采集遵循自愿原则，鼓励居民配合。