Using DNA Technology to Identify the Unidentified and Missing

The goal of this project is to support the exhumation, sampling, and DNA testing of samples from missing persons cases. Specific objectives include: 1) identifying, reviewing, and prioritizing cases involving unidentified human remains that can potentially be solved using DNA analysis; 2) collecting and evaluating biological evidence from cases that may reasonably be expected to contain DNA; 3) performing DNA testing and analyses on such biological evidence, with actual testing to be outsourced; 4) verifying upload of all DNA profiles obtained into the FBI's National DNA Index System using CODIS version 6.0; 5) positively identifying remains.

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