SocietyIdentifying unclaimed ashes by DNA is ‘very challenging,’ expert says
DNA expert Dean Hildebrand says the intense heat and lengthy cremation process make it very difficult to recover DNA from ashes. Families in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley are trying to identify buried remains after discovering they were not the people they believed them to be.
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Identifying unclaimed ashes by DNA is ‘very challenging,’ expert says