by DDC Development | Oct 7, 2011 | DNA test, Paternity
According to the October issue of Parents magazine, only 21 percent of American households are married couples with children—down from 24 percent in 2000, and 43 percent in 1950. The article, entitled “The New American Family,” describes how more and more...
by DDC Development | Sep 29, 2011 | Celebrity Paternity Test, DNA test
DDC provides answers through a DNA test featured on today’s Dr. Phil show, in which the paternity of a 4-month old baby boy is in question. His mother found out that she was pregnant shortly after breaking up with the (possible) father, who has since moved on...
by DDC Development | Sep 23, 2011 | Immigration DNA Testing
An article in a U.K. paper describes the frustration a father felt when immigration officials did not believe he was the father of a boy for whom he was petitioning a visa, expressing his willingness to undergo a DNA test to prove the relationship. In the United...
by DDC Development | Sep 14, 2011 | DNA test
The August issue of Biotechniques highlights the importance of validating the identity of cell lines used in research studies (for example, in developing cancer therapies). Cell line contamination has been a problem in many scientific studies—even those already...
by DDC Development | Aug 31, 2011 | Forensic DNA Testing
A blog article recently posted by Promega highlights how forensic DNA testing was used in a UK case involving two British women—a wife and her husband’s mistress. The story itself is worthy of a soap opera, with a twist at the end of the story. The wife filed...