by DDC Development | Apr 18, 2013 | DNA test, Forensic DNA Testing
5 Advantages to Outsourcing DNA Analysis On the morning of June 27, 2000, Molly Bish went to work as a lifeguard at Comins Pond in Warren, MA just like any other day. This was the last time anyone would see Bish until 3 years later she was found murdered in a remote...
by DDC Development | Feb 25, 2013 | Press Releases, Science and Technology
DDC Medical, a division of DNA Diagnostics Center, has signed a distribution deal with Fisher Scientific, a leading global supplier of Life Sciences equipment and services, to offer cell line authentication and Mycoplasma detection services to researchers in North...
by DDC Development | Feb 14, 2013 | Science and Technology
This Valentine’s week at DDC, we’re taking time out from the usual to discuss the topic of DNA compatibility. This topic was brought to national attention a few years ago by a landmark “sweaty t-shirt study.” In the experiment, men were asked...
by DDC Development | Feb 7, 2013 | Ancestry DNA Testing, DNA science, DNA test, Forensic DNA Testing, Genetics
Long viewed as a hunchbacked villain, King Richard III may be in for a rewritten history. DNA tests prove that the skeleton found beneath an English car park just a few months ago belongs to the oft-vilified king. But did he really suffer from kyphosis (“hunchback”...
by DDC Development | Feb 4, 2013 | Forensic DNA Testing
Douglas Prade, a former Akron, Ohio Police Captain has been exonerated for the murder of his ex-wife after spending almost 15 years in prison. According to case number CR 1998-02-0463 (State V. Prade) at Summit County Court, DNA testing performed by DNA Diagnostics...
by DDC Development | Jan 23, 2013 | Forensic DNA Testing, Science and Technology
It has been a year since the ATCC Standards Development Organization (ATCC-SDO) released the consensus standard (ANS-0002) for authentication of human cell lines. Since then, a growing list of organizations and journals have strongly recommended adding cell line...