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It's Okay To Be Smart: How did they verify bin Laden's DNA?

http://jtotheizzoe.tumblr.com/post/5133240685/bin-laden-dna-testing-identity

jtotheizzoe:

You’ve no doubt got plenty of news blogs to follow for the latest on bin Laden’s death. One thing jumped out at me that I thought I should address on my science blog.

After announcing the death of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden yesterday, the US was careful to report that the body they…

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16. decorative-vegetable said: Question: If the two of them have siblings, how would a reliable result be obtained without the use of Osama’s own DNA? I mean, they can show that the two of them were siblings, but what more does the test show?
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  575 trillion chance
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27. thatkindoffunnygeekychick said: youtube.com/watch?v… youtube.com/watch?v… You’ve probably already seen them, but this is what I think of every time someone mentions DNA testing… xD
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  We were actually wondering how...so quickly. Apparently, PCR
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