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…
Category Paternity Testing
How Is DNA Testing Done?
DNA testing is done for many different reasons. Sometimes DNA evidence can link an alleged criminal to a crime scene or DNA paternity and maternity testing can identify a child’s father or mother. While DNA relationship testing can determine if…
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…
Are Sperm Donors Really Anonymous Anymore?
I just came across an article distributed by the Slate discussing the above topic. This brought my thinking to the use of DNA and the idea of anonymity in general. DNA testing makes them easy to trace By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt…
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…
Who Gets Custody?
While most people assume that the mother will be awarded automatic custody of a child, this is only holds true in certain cases – for instance, when the biological father has not been determined and the mother is fit to…
4 Key Questions You Should Ask Your DNA Testing Provider
DNA paternity testing is the use of DNA technology to provide information about the relationship between people usually this means the parentage of an individual (usually a child). The mother of the child is rarely in question, most of the…
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…
DNA Testing On Potential Fathers Who Are Related
DNA paternity testing of related potential fathers is fairly common, although in these types of paternity cases it is more difficult to prove paternity beyond any shadow of a doubt. It is always best to included both potential father in…
