There are more 40,000 unidentified human bodies at any given time in the US.
For the families and friends of the 100,000 people missing in the United States each day, DNA testing offers hope in the quest to finding answers. Unfortunately, the process of DNA testing, often used to match the DNA of a missing person to DNA from unidentified human remains, is not utilized to its fullest potential.
There are more than 40,000 unidentified human bodies at any given time in the US, but DNA samples are taken from only 15 percent of these human remains. The rest are burned or buried by medical examiners and coroners.
