Scientists Launch New Tests on WTC Bones
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Scientists hoping to identify more September 11 victims have launched a second round of testing of human bones recently found at ground zero after initial tests didn’t yield strong enough DNA.
The lab working to create profiles for the remains is conducting the more extensive tests to obtain more detailed DNA that could lead to new identifications, the lead scientist in charge of the project said.
“We have to find which methods work best for the bones. We’ve only tried one method so far,” a vice president at Bode Technology Group, Ed Huffine, said.
Results of the new testing method, which takes about five days to extract DNA as opposed to one to two days, came back for the first time yesterday with much stronger DNA, Mr. Huffine said.
“The samples are working beautifully,” he said.
