How 9/11 Transformed Forensic Science

Content warning: This episode contains some details about the 9/11
attacks and victims’ remains. Twenty-three years after the 9/11
terrorist attacks, forensic scientists are still working to
identify victims from the World Trade Center site. Host Rachel
Feltman speaks with Kathleen Corrado, forensics executive director
at Syracuse University’s College of Arts & Sciences, about what
unique challenges have been posed by the massive scale of the
tragedy and how the lessons learned are now helping investigators
solve cases from wildfires to criminal investigations—in addition
to aiding efforts to identify the remaining victims of 9/11.
Recommended reading: Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders
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