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>> north korea's cold climate bodes well for extracting dna from the bones returned. the key in about two-thirds of the positive identifications made by the defense p.o.w. m.i.a. accounting agency. 90% of the families are still missing servicemen have provided a dna sample for comparison. scientists will also be looking for clavicle bones, which are as unique to individuals as fingerprints. for years, the department of defense took a chest x-rays to screen recruits for tuberculosis. tuberculosis. those x-rays are on file for a majority of the still missing. some either notifications may be don...

Three quarters of the missing from the korean war. and we can do comparisons with the chest bones to these induction chest x-rays. do identifications that way as well. when you think of the identification process, you have to think of it as being multifaceted. one of the biggest problems is simply separating out individuals that are comingled with one another. another big problem -- >> harris: when you say 55 boxes of remains, you are saying, they might not even all be separate. i can't even imagine the emotional toll, too. you are a part of american history and a journey of closure for so man...

Routine, working on his diet. those things will make him much healthier although his health is good right now. dr. gupta? >> some pretty intensive tests -- >> it was a trans thoracic. >> was there something you were worried about specifically in the ct scan? >> no. not at all. we did the ct scan because we were debating, i any background information on him. i didn't have old chest x-rays to look at or anything so i was going to initially get a chest x-ray and be done with it but it is so easy nowadays. it just takes a minute or. two about as much time to get a cat scan in the way we did as a c...

Healthier than he is right now. although his health is excellent. dr. gupta? you want to answer one or -- >> there were some pretty intensive tests including a ct -- >> a trans thoracic. >> did he need to be sedated? something to be worried about? >> no, not at all. we got the committee today scan -- i didn't have any background information from him from a pulmonary standpoint. i did have old chest x-rays to look at. so i was going to initially just get a chest x-ray, be done with it. but it's so easy to whip in and just takes a few -- a minute or two, about as much time to get a cat scan the ...

Track the health consequences of pfoa, a chemical linked to health problems like kidney cancer, birth defects, and immune system disorders. and last month, the epa made a reversal on what's considered safe levels of exposure to radiation. epa guidelines now say radiation exposures of 5 to 10 rem usually result in no harmful health effects. that's the equivalent of 5,000 chest x-rays, according to the public employees for environmental responsibility. >> there are many industries that have been pushing hard to roll back these rules, some of them are in the nuclear industry, some of them are in ...