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- DNA Testing in the News This Week 12:31pm Aug 13
- DNA Testing and Baseball 6:25am Jul 31
- DNA Testing at the State Fair 6:01am Jul 22
Several news items this week highlight the varied applications of DNA testing: DNA testing will be used by the British and Austrian ministries of defense to identify bodies buried in a mass grave during World War I. Full story...
Recent news reported that DNA testing has been used by Major League Baseball to confirm the ages and identities of some promising young players from the Dominican Republic...
State fair organizers for the Kansas State Fair have approved a plan to use DNA testing to prevent cheating during the event’s livestock competitions. ...
DDC and a major TV network are bringing interesting DNA stories to primetime TV. We’re looking for real-life stories that show the life-changing impact of DNA testing. Your story could be featured! For more information, visit our “Share Your Story” page.
Paternity testing may sometimes yield unexpected results and bring changing views on the meaning of fatherhood...
This year, DDC has decided to offer discounted pricing to its ancestry DNA test in addition to paternity tests, in time for Father’s Day. ...
CNN reports the reunion of long-lost brother and sister, who unbeknownst to each other were living on the same street, across from each other, for the past two and a half years. Watch this video and see them open DDC’s DNA test report that confirmed their biological relationship. ...
From time to time, we highlight some of the non-profit organizations that DDC partners with, the most recent one being the Innocence Project...
A New York Times article reports another case of babies who were switched after they were born at the hospital. Kay Rene Qualls and Dee Ann Shafer were born on the same day 56 years ago in Heppner, Oregon and grew up 20 miles from each other. Although each had heard rumors and jokes about [...]
DNA Day is tomorrow, April 25, but many are celebrating today to include students and teachers in all the fun. Send a DNA Day E-card to your friends and loved ones! DDC has created a some DNA Day e-cards to commemorate the occasion.
In a research article made available today at PLoS ONE, Michael Coble and other scientists report on the DNA testing that contributed the final piece of the Romanov puzzle. In August 2007, a team of scientists headed by Dr...
DDC’s Forensic Blog discusses the recent study by the National Academy of Sciences, which revealed some of the strengths and weaknesses of various forensic methods used in U.S. crime investigation today. ...
Scientists at Northwestern University in Chicago recently reported that people’s willingness to take financial risks can be correlated to their genes. ...
DNA Diagnostics Center provided DNA testing to the CBS show 48 Hours | Mystery, for the episode entitled “Conspiracy to Kill.” The episode aired January 30. This murder mystery involved a U.S. Marine, Earl Bourdeau, killed in the Philippines in 1987. Bo...
