I understand your question and think that it needs to be brought up and answered.
Hair is not a good media for DNA testing becuase we wash it and bleach it in the process.
Dr. Hammer has told me that both bones and teeth can be used as an alternative to cell scrapings.
Bennett Greenspan FTDNA Houston
At 02:47 PM 05/21/2000 -0400, Gary Maher wrote: Please allow me to begin the first controversy on this list. I'd better state that I intend this to be purely hypothetical and scientific, and that I do NOT have my shovel at the ready!
HYPOTHETICALLY, could a sample be collected >from someone who is dead and buried for inclusion in the database? If so, would it have to be a cheek scraping or would some other sample suffice?
Please note that I am not advocating desecration of cemeteries!! I'm just curious. Although I suppose if a hair could be tested, and someone has a lock of their grandmother's hair somewhere, this could be practically useful . . .
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