New York Lab Uses Genetic Genealogy to Identify 9/11 Victims' Remains
Source Summary
A New York laboratory has achieved its first identification of previously unknown 9/11 remains using genetic genealogy, a breakthrough technique. Forty percent of the 2,753 people who died at Ground Zero remain unidentified, including approximately 10 of the 24 Canadian victims.
Why it matters
The technique offers potential to identify thousands of remains that have resisted conventional forensic methods for over two decades.
