One of the most important aspects of Bones was the backdrop of Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan working at the Jeffersonian Institute, but is it even real? From Bones’ very beginning, Dr. Brennan always boasted that she ran the forensic anthropology department at the Jeffersonian, and, after seeing the lab and its facilities, it wasn’t surprising that she was the best in the world. Not only did the Jeffersonian have state-of-the-art facilities and tools, but it was clear that they often recruited people with only the highest potential.

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