Doing A Hair Test For Paternity
In order to do a hair test for paternity, you need to have hair that still has the roots and follicles still attached. This means, cutting hair and often even taking strands from a brush will not work, you need…
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DNA Might Provided The Key To Living to 100
Researchers may have discovered a genetic equivalent of the Fountain of Youth hidden in the DNA of centenarians. Only 1 in 6,000 people reaches the century mark and just 1 in 7 million lives to be a supercentenarian (someone who…
The Importance Of DNA In Estate Planning
Regardless of net worth, it is important for all individuals to have a basic estate plan in place. This can be done with a family attorney or there are many online legal aid sites that can assist you in creating…
Big News For Horse Racing
Equinome, a company founded on research conducted at University College Dublin, just announced their new test to predict how horses will perform for racing. Testing will cost 1000 Euros per horse tested. Equinome’s test looks at the gene responsible for…
Small Changes Made to Cancer Drug May Make Big Difference
Reported in the December issue of Molecular Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research; researchers at the University of Florida have been able to just use a fraction of the normal dosage of a highly toxic,…
New Study Identifies Risks for Painkiller Addiction
In a study published on September 2nd in HealthDay News the question of why some people are more likely to become addicted to opioid painkillers (like morphine, codeine or oxycodone) has now been partially unraveled by the Geisinger Health System…
Baby Gender, Genetic Disorder, Paternity Test After Just 5 Weeks: Research Holy Grail or Illusion?
A blood test that can determine the gender and genetic abnormalities in a unborn baby as early as five weeks has proven to be successful according to Dutch researchers. The researchers claim that the test has almost 100 per cent…
UCLA Scientists Link Gene To Autism Risk
Classic autism strikes boys four times more often than girls, with the inclusion of milder variations (Asperger syndrome) boys are ten times more likely than girls to be diagnosed. UCLA Scientists link genetic variant to autism risk. This discovery may…
Pros and Cons of Prenatal DNA Paternity Testing (Pre-birth DNA)
There are currently only two reliable methods of prenatal, prebirth DNA Paternity or genetic testing – Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS). Both are also more typically used to detect birth defects with the fetus. There is generally quite a…
