by DDC Development | May 30, 2012 | Forensic DNA Testing, Science and Technology
DDC announced today its partnership with the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department at Harvard University, among others, to provide authentication DNA testing services for cell lines used in research. These services are part of researchers’ strategic response...
by DDC Development | Mar 6, 2012 | Forensic DNA Testing, Science and Technology
On January 31, the ATCC Standards Development Organization (ATCC-SDO) released the consensus standard for researchers to ensure the identity and authenticity of cell lines used in scientific studies. This long-awaited development comes after calls from leading...
by DDC Development | Jan 4, 2012 | Ancestry DNA Testing, Celebrity Paternity Test, Human Genome
Scientists in China have completed the genome sequence for Genghis Khan’s direct descendant—the first complete genome sequence from a representative of the Mongolian population. The unnamed man is Khan’s 34th- generation descendant, who was chosen for his...
by DDC Development | Dec 29, 2011 | DNA test, Forensic DNA Testing
A team of Dutch scientists have developed an eye color test that can determine a suspect’s eye color from a DNA sample left behind at a crime scene, a news article reports. This new test will help investigators identify potential suspects in cases where a DNA...
by DDC Development | Dec 1, 2011 | Press Releases, Science and Technology
DDC’s associate laboratory director, Dr. Thomas Reid, will be presenting a scientific poster detailing the techniques used in DDC’s cell line authentication service this weekend at the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB) Annual Meeting in Denver,...
by DDC Development | Nov 3, 2011 | DNA science, Human Genome
Scientists are examining the DNA of centenarians, looking for a possible genetic link to longevity. George Eberhardt, 107 years old, is one of 100 healthy centenarians taking part in a study that ultimately hopes to identify genes that prevent age-related diseases and...