9/11 Victims Identified With DNA Tests

9/11 Victims Identified With DNA Tests

news.sky.com

More than eight years after two jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center killing 2,759 people in New York, including the 10 hijackers aboard the planes, 8,976 human remains are still being tested in order to be linked to a victim.

Of the 21,744 remains uncovered since 2001, 59% have been identified, corresponding to 1,626 of the 2,749 dead.

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Hi. happy new year to everyone.
Checked sky news this morning as i always do, Especially with the weather the way it is here England, Theirs always something interesting to read about that at the min. Came across this on the top headlines and just thought some may find this interesting for the ongoing 9/11 discussions (debates).

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Funny how the flames were hot enough to melt tempered steel but not hot enough to incinerate DNA ( and a passport among other things)

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And the fire was apparently so hot that it made the black boxes from the planes just disappear! The very first time in history that happened. Man, (scratches his head) there sure were alot of firsts that day.

surely they can not expect to match DNA to all the victims. surely on at least the immediate floors the temperature would destroy or a least course the DNA to lose its structure.
Im gonna try and find some info on the temperature DNA is destroyed. Although im sure iv read that DNA can not be sampled from the ashes of a cremation.