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Now, I'm not entirely sure what DNA analysis has been done, but I can say this for certain—whatever method they used could be completed in a matter of hours given a lab ready to go and focused solely on this. Using commonplace PCR methods—which, for the record, is what I use in my lab every day—Bin Laden could easily be ID'd faster than you'd think. Heck, I can get DNA from a fish and turn it into sequences or genotypes in 24 hours, so I think the US government can work faster than me when time is of the essence. Allow me to explain how they could do it so quickly.
Originally posted by Ghost375
I'm confused about the DNA thing as well. To verify his DNA that means they had his DNA before this. How did they have his DNA?
DNA can be analyzed in a day. It mightve taken months 20 years ago, but today DNA can be analyzed in less than an hour with the top end equipment. The govt uses the top end equipment.
I still want to know how they had his DNA to compare it with...
Originally posted by SirMike
Now, I'm not entirely sure what DNA analysis has been done, but I can say this for certain—whatever method they used could be completed in a matter of hours given a lab ready to go and focused solely on this. Using commonplace PCR methods—which, for the record, is what I use in my lab every day—Bin Laden could easily be ID'd faster than you'd think. Heck, I can get DNA from a fish and turn it into sequences or genotypes in 24 hours, so I think the US government can work faster than me when time is of the essence. Allow me to explain how they could do it so quickly.
www.scientificamerican.com...
Originally posted by camaro68ss
they say they have DNA of his siter and thats how they matched it
Originally posted by bismarcksea
Originally posted by camaro68ss
they say they have DNA of his siter and thats how they matched it
So they didnt even have his direct DNA and they where able to match it within hours? I dunno mang.