A DNA match confirms Osama bin Laden was killed, a senior administration official tells CNN.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

Headline at CNN.com

[Common Sense Party]

1. Isn't that pretty fast for a DNA test? n/t

[seabeyond]

2. dont you imagine would be a priority? nt

[Common Sense Party]

5. I fully expected it would be fast-tracked.

But a 1-day turnaround, especially from the other side of the world, is pretty amazing. It's not like a 1-hour photomart.

[sharp_stick]

8. If you have the controls

ready to go and validated you can run and analyze a good DNA fingerprint in just a few hours.

[Common Sense Party]

9. Controls meaning ---? Samples from other bin Laden relatives?

[sharp_stick]

10. Yes

the longest part in running a validated DNA fingerprint is making sure that you can prove that the target sample (Osama) actually matches properly with the control samples from a relative or a crime scene.

I'm sure they've had the relative matches set up and validated for years all they would have had to do is run the target sample and match it.

[Common Sense Party]

11. Probably true, and makes sense.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

4. I think they put a RUSH on it.

I have no idea how long it takes to get a DNA sample tested.

[Common Sense Party]

6. In most murder cases, they always say the results won't be back for

two weeks or so.

I fully expected this one to move to the top of the list, but one day is pretty dang quick. Especially when you have to match it up to DNA from other Bin Laden relatives.

[kick-ass-bob]

12. It takes 2 weeks because of all the gathering of controls (as said above)

processing all of those and then doing the comparison. With everything set to go to get a match, running one sample will not take that long, especially if you have a dedicated system at your disposal.

[deminks]

3. Link from AP

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/ap-sources-dna-testing-932138.html

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration used DNA testing and other means to confirm that elite American forces in Pakistan had in fact killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, officials said Monday, as the world absorbed the stunning news.

[golddigger]

7. Hmm, seems pretty fast for me. Also body was buried at sea.

I just don't know.

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[kwolf68]

14. Buried at sea?

Buried at sea perhaps, but they probably got a hair sample off him to verify the DNA.

[FiveGoodMen]

15. Kenneth Lay