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June 18, 2003
Identifying buried human remains can be a difficult process, depending on a wide range of factors. Next to comparing skeletal remains with dental records and X-rays, Dr. Wecht says investigators can connect the DNA results of remains to the results of testing on DNA samples a person may have left behind, such as dried saliva on a toothbrush or hair in a hairbrush. See Identifying human remains a slow, tedious task, Times-Shamrock.
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