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Database for the Dead.(Periscope; Quake Journal)(Sichuan earthquake)(Brief article)
Byline: MELINDA LIU
WITH 18,000 STILL MISSING after China's quake, Beijing is organizing a massive campaign to log corpses and establish a DNA database that will help survivors learn the fate of disappeared relatives.
The work holds none of the glitz of America's "CSI" television series, which portrays forensics as a glamorous job. In Yingxiu, near the epicenter, DNA collectors wear gas masks and protective gear in order to prevent contamination from the bodies. They use basic tools, including what look like rusty wire-cutters, to pry away rubble. Nearby, bulldozers root through debris, and damaged ...
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- News wire article from: M2 Presswire May 20, 2009 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science August 16, 2009 700+ words
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- Sichuan Earthquake Aftermath.(China. Securities Regulatory Commission's...
- Magazine article from: Securities Industry News May 26, 2008 700+ words
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- Seismologist predicted Sichuan earthquake 5 years ago.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. May 13, 2008 700+ words
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