9月11日恐怖袭击发生25年后，纽约市医学检查官办公室仍在使用先进的法医遗传系谱学技术继续识别世贸中心遇难者的遗骨。1 在近3000名遇难者中，超过1000人至今未被确认身份。1 上月，该办公室宣布确认第1654名受害者，标志着DNA技术在身份识别中取得的又一项进展。1
DNA技术已帮助鉴定1495名遇难者，约占世贸中心遇难者总数的60%。1 去年，医学检查官办公室利用DNA技术成功识别了三名新受害者，其中包括26岁的交易员瑞恩·菲茨杰拉德和72岁的芭芭拉·基廷。1 与此同时，宾州坠毁的93号航班40名受害者已全部被识别，而五角大楼184名遇难者中仍有5人身份未明。1
尽管技术进步为寻找失踪者家属带来希望，但医学检查官办公室面临来自某些家属的挑战——他们因担心重新揭开心理创伤而选择不愿获知身份确认结果。1 办公室仍然每周收到来自家属的咨询电话。1
Nearly three thousand people perished in the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, yet more than one thousand victims remain unidentified a quarter-century later 1. The New York City Medical Examiner's Office has continued deploying advanced forensic genetic genealogy (FIGG) technology to extract identity from fragmented remains, confirming the 1,654th victim last month 1. DNA techniques have now aided in identifying 1,495 of the deceased, accounting for approximately 60 percent of those who died at the Twin Towers 1.
The identification process has gathered pace in recent years despite the passage of time. Last year, DNA analysis enabled authorities to identify three additional victims more than two decades after the attack, including Ryan Fitzgerald, a 26-year-old trader, and Barbara Keating, aged 72 1. The Medical Examiner's Office continues to receive inquiries from family members on a weekly basis 1. In contrast, all 40 victims from Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania, have been identified, while five of the 184 who died at the Pentagon remain unconfirmed 1.
Yet technological advances bring no uniform solace. Some family members have chosen not to be informed when remains are identified, fearing the emotional toll of reopening wounds from the tragedy 1.
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