Science News Summary: DNA tool reopen wounds of 9/11 victims; Moto2 rider drops after brake grab

Following is a summary of current science news briefs.

For families of some 9/11 victims, new DNA tools reopen old wounds

A breakthrough in DNA analysis is helping identify more victims of Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York, but the scientific advance is of little consolation for families of those whose remains may have been buried in a Staten Island landfill. The official death toll in the attacks on lower Manhattan's World Trade Center is 2,753, including the missing and presumed dead. Only 1,642 of them, or about 60 percent, have been positively identified.

Motorcycling: Moto2 rider Fenati dropped by team after brake grab

Italian rider Romano Fenati was dumped by his Moto2 team on Monday and was also set to lose a 2019 MV Agusta deal after he grabbed a rival's brake lever while racing in Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix. The Marinelli Snipers team announced they had terminated the 22-year-old's contract on account of "his unsporting, dangerous and damaging conduct for the image of all."