But DNA science has been both a boon and, some might say, treated as the answer when it might not always be—or, at least, when it is only one of the answers. I’m certainly not suggesting that agencies avoid testing, but if there’s limited funding for these kinds of cases, then the lower cost of dental identification, spread across more cases that would not have otherwise received DNA review? Seems like a win-win. A dental match, like a DNA result, is considered a confirmed ID. The bottom line is: It can resolve a case. We can still build and use and celebrate rapid DNA sequencers because they
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