There is a FICTIONAL Jeffersonian Institute on the Fox show "Bones." It has anthropologists and supporting technical people who investigate crimes using their research techniques (along with an FBI guy who does his regular thing).
Their main character (a woman) is called Bones and the backups are sometimes called "squints" by the FBI guy.
It is really quite an interesting show, I think. Their Jeffersonian Institute seems to be modeled on the Smithsonian (duh!) and is based in Washington, D.C.
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There is a FICTIONAL Jeffersonian Institute on the Fox show "Bones." It has anthropologists and supporting technical people who investigate crimes using their research techniques (along with an FBI guy who does his regular thing).
Their main character (a woman) is called Bones and the backups are sometimes called "squints" by the FBI guy.
It is really quite an interesting show, I think. Their Jeffersonian Institute seems to be modeled on the Smithsonian (duh!) and is based in Washington, D.C.
Jeffersonian Institute
The Jeffersonian
Exposition Park, Los Angeles California Science Center. Jeffersonian fake building
There is a Jeffersonian Institute in Jefferson TX. jeffersonian.com
How is this fictional place based on the Smithsonian. That's a museum not a lab.
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