Improved DNA Extraction Technique for Identifying 9/11 Victims

The Bode Technology Group has developed a new DNA purification method that increases the quality, purity, and concentration of DNA for analysis. New York City Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch blelieves the new technique will make it possible to continue identifying victims of September 11, a process which was stopped last year.

The city told families last year that they had exhausted all available DNA technology and were putting the project on pause until new processes were developed. The DNA in thousands of the 20,000 pieces of remains found was too damaged by heat, humidity and time to yield matches in the many tests forensic scientists have tried over the years.

FOXNews.com, September 21, 2006

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