Support WBURAfter Disasters, DNA Science Is Helpful, But Often Too PriceyPlay04:12Download AudioChristopher JoyceSeptember 13, 2013 ShareA Thai medic checks bodies for forensic identity in Phang Nga province in southern of Thailand on Jan. 11, 2005. Thousands of people were killed in Thailand after a massive tsunami struck on Dec. 26, 2004. (AFP/Getty Images)