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Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
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DNA in a Decomposed Body
The teeth, inside the teeth, have high levels of cells. There's a ton of nuclear DNA in there and it's surrounded by the hardest substance in the body. So yes, it's absolutely a must is when you have bodies like that, pull them all or say, get those teeth out for DNA down the road. I had no idea. I know not that much about DNA. And thank goodness that this police sergeant was savvy enough to think, well, this really could be a good clue.
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