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There are 750 unidentified human remains in Australia. Could your DNA help solve one of these cold cases?

Written by Jodie Ward, Associate Professor, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney

Yesterday it was announced the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons used advanced DNA technology to assist South Australia Police resolve a 40-year-old missing persons case.

In January 1983, skeletal remains were found in roadside scrub on Kangaroo Island. Forensic testing over the...

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