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    AFMES DOD DNA lab works to identify missing service members

    DOVER AFB, DELAWARE, UNITED STATES

    08.24.2018

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm 

    Armed Forces Medical Examiner System

    The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System’s-Armed Force DNA Identification Laboratory DNA analysts, place samples into cartridges before loading it into the Next Generation DNA Sequencing instrument August 24, 2018.In 2016, AFMES-AFDIL developed and forensically validated Next Generation mtDNA Sequencing method which allowed for DNA sequencing results to be obtained for the first time from chemically damaged samples. To date, AFMES-AFDIL has processed over 800 samples using this new method, which has supported over 60 new identifications in two years since its validation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)

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    Date Taken: 08.24.2018
    Date Posted: 08.30.2018 18:38
    Photo ID: 4691650
    VIRIN: 180824-F-BH656-0065
    Resolution: 5057x4016
    Size: 12.06 MB
    Location: DOVER AFB, DELAWARE, US

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