Grahic Jump Location
People involved in rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the
site of the World Trade Center attack had the most intense exposure to potentially
hazardous substances in the thick clouds of smoke and dust at the disaster
site. (Photo credit: Andrea Booher/FEMA News Photo)
Health experts have raised concerns about asbestos-related health
risks to workers hired to clean up the dust and rubble in the surrounding
buildings—many of whom were not provided with respiratory tract protection.
(Photo credit: Andrea Booher/FEMA News Photo)
A scientist at Celera Genomics processes mitochrondrial DNA recovered
from victims of the World Trade Center attack. The processed DNA is then read
by robotic sequencers. Forensic experts hope that the resulting genetic fingerprints
will help identify some as yet unaccounted for victims. The project marks
the first time that mitochondrial DNA, as opposed to nuclear DNA, has been
used to match human remains. (Photo credit: Brian Vastag)
Grahic Jump Location
People involved in rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the
site of the World Trade Center attack had the most intense exposure to potentially
hazardous substances in the thick clouds of smoke and dust at the disaster
site. (Photo credit: Andrea Booher/FEMA News Photo)
Health experts have raised concerns about asbestos-related health
risks to workers hired to clean up the dust and rubble in the surrounding
buildings—many of whom were not provided with respiratory tract protection.
(Photo credit: Andrea Booher/FEMA News Photo)
A scientist at Celera Genomics processes mitochrondrial DNA recovered
from victims of the World Trade Center attack. The processed DNA is then read
by robotic sequencers. Forensic experts hope that the resulting genetic fingerprints
will help identify some as yet unaccounted for victims. The project marks
the first time that mitochondrial DNA, as opposed to nuclear DNA, has been
used to match human remains. (Photo credit: Brian Vastag)
Grahic Jump Location
People involved in rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the
site of the World Trade Center attack had the most intense exposure to potentially
hazardous substances in the thick clouds of smoke and dust at the disaster
site. (Photo credit: Andrea Booher/FEMA News Photo)
Health experts have raised concerns about asbestos-related health
risks to workers hired to clean up the dust and rubble in the surrounding
buildings—many of whom were not provided with respiratory tract protection.
(Photo credit: Andrea Booher/FEMA News Photo)
A scientist at Celera Genomics processes mitochrondrial DNA recovered
from victims of the World Trade Center attack. The processed DNA is then read
by robotic sequencers. Forensic experts hope that the resulting genetic fingerprints
will help identify some as yet unaccounted for victims. The project marks
the first time that mitochondrial DNA, as opposed to nuclear DNA, has been
used to match human remains. (Photo credit: Brian Vastag)