Identifying fire victims through DNA analysis can be challenging − a geneticist explains what forensics is learning from archaeology
- Written by Anne Stone, Professor of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
Identifying victims after a disaster can offer closure to loved ones.AP Photo/Jae C. HongFire devastates communities and families, and it makes identification of victims challenging. In the aftermath of the wildfire that swept through Lahaina, Hawaii, officials are collecting DNA samples from relatives of missing persons in the hope that this can...





