Paternity Fraud – Still An Issue
In 2007 Bert Riddick escaped a child-support order for a girl he says he has never met and has proof that he is not her father. Thanks to a 2004 California Law. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill to allow…
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Priority Three Program Put On Hold Due to Fraud
Humanitarian efforts are delicate issues, and the U.S. State Department’s suspended East African family-reunification is a prime example. The program, known as Priority Three (P3), was instituted to reunify families from civil war-torn areas with relatives living in the U.S..…
What Role Do Your Gene’s Play?
By Brooke Hayles What do you think of when you hear about DNA testing? Is it specified testing that looks for DNA sequences? Your genetic information is inside every cells. Deoxyribonucleic acid is the scientific name for DNA, and it…
Are You Raising Someone Else’s Child?
Back in the 1700s, the best way to determine who a persons father was, was by taking a good hard look at the child, followed by a good hard look at the father. If there were enough coincidences then maybe…
DNA Testing: How Successful Is DNA Extraction From Non-Standard Samples?
Success Rates for DNA Extraction from Non-Standard Samples In my previous post, we looked at some of the more common types non-standard samples used to obtain DNA from an individual for DNA testing purposes. In this article we will look at DNA…
Neandertal Genome Sequenced!
Using samples of powder bone from three separate Neanderthal bones, a global team of scientists which includes Svante Pääbo, Richard E. Green, and Hernán Burbano has sequenced the Neanderthal genome. The team compared the Neanderthal genome with the genomes of…
Abandoned Mothers in Tanzanian Seek Child Support With the Help of Sacramento State
While on a climbing expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2001, Sacramento State biological science professor Ruth Ballard and a Graduate Student got the idea to create a Tanzanian DNA database based on the fact that there were still many tribes…
Paternity Testing in Mumbai
The Times of India reports that paternity testing in India’s major cities is on the rise. MUMBAI: It has been one of the original sins etched in the ancient testaments, but its practitioners are now feeling the heat, thanks to…
