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9/11 victim identified using first-of-its-kind genetic genealogy technique An adult female was formally identified using the technique.

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What happened

9/11 victim identified using first-of-its-kind genetic genealogy technique An adult female was formally identified using the technique.

Why it matters

Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, New York City is still working to …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: A rare mutation in the gene EGFR T790M was found to increase lung cancer risk by 25 times compared with people who did not have the mutation.

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Claim 1: “A rare mutation in the gene EGFR T790M was found to increase lung cancer risk by 25 times compared with people who did not have the mutation”

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The claim is explicitly confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple independent web search results, which specify that the EGFR T790M mutation is associated with a 25-fold (or 25.2-fold) increased risk of lung cancer, particularly in non-smokers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR; ErbB-1; HER1 in humans) is a transmembrane protein that is a receptor for members of the epidermal growth factor family (EGF family) of extracellular protei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermal_growth_factor_recept…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erlotinib, sold under the brand name Tarceva among others, is a medication used to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and pancreatic cancer. Specifically it is used for NSCLC with mutations in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlotinib

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Targeted covalent inhibitors (TCIs) or Targeted covalent drugs are rationally designed inhibitors that bind and then bond to their target proteins. These inhibitors possess a bond-forming functional g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_covalent_inhibitors

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Claim 2: “bodies of two men were found near a cattle station in one of the most remote parts of the Northern Territory [in 1976]”

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While the evidence confirms the existence of remote cattle stations in the Northern Territory and historical events like the Wave Hill Walk-Off, there is no specific mention of two men's bodies being found near a cattle station in 1976 in the provided search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Darwin ( DAR-win; Larrakia: Garramilla) is the capital and largest city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city had a population of 139,902 at the 2021 census, which is nearly 63% of the terri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an Australian internal territory in the central and central-norther…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northern Territory Government is the executive branch of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory was formed in 1978 with the granting of self-government to the Territory. The …
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Claim 3: “Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, New York City is still working to [identify victims].”

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Multiple sources confirm that identification efforts for 9/11 victims are still ongoing nearly 25 years later, specifically citing the use of new genetic genealogy techniques to identify victims.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2001 New York City mayoral election was held on November 6, 2001. Incumbent Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani could not run again due to term limits. As Democrats outnumbered Republicans by a five-to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. A total…
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Claim 4: “An adult female was formally identified using the technique [first-of-its-kind genetic genealogy technique].”

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The claim that a 9/11 victim was identified using forensic investigative genetic genealogy for the first time is supported by multiple web search results, including a specific report mentioning the identification of a victim nearly 25 years later using this technique.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 111 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The September 11 attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in human history, causing the deaths of 2,996 people, including 19 hijackers who committed murder–suicide and 2,977 victims. Thousands mor…
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