How is DNA used to identify victims of mass disasters?

How is DNA used to identify victims of mass disasters?

To recognize victims of catastrophes, specialists run DNA analyses utilizing antemortem and postmortem samples. This technique, when done up to basic, is thought about “foolproof.” (Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images) On…

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Pompeii victims died in ‘extreme agony,’ 2 newfound skeletons reveal

Pompeii victims died in ‘extreme agony,’ 2 newfound skeletons reveal

Archaeologists found the skeleton of a woman who sought refuge in a small room during the Mount Vesuvius eruption in A.D. 79. The woman had a few valuables with her…

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