Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
Massively parallel DNA sequencing technology that generates sequence data from degraded and low-copy-number templates that resist STR typing. Used by the NYC OCME to resume 9/11 fragment identifications from archived biological material in the 2010s and 2020s.
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AFDIL (Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory)CDFD (Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics)CFSL (Central Forensic Science Laboratory)DVI Identification BoardJIT (Joint Investigation Team)NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority)OCME (Office of the Chief Medical Examiner)Plassdata DVI SystemTTVI (Thai Tsunami Victim Identification)