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 accuracy in determining the fetus’s gender. The blood test uses…
This canine mystery solver is quickly becoming a popular within the dog community and in the media. Both ABC and NBC, as well as other mainstream media, bloggers and animal lovers with websites, have run stories on breed testing over the last few years. NBC’s story ran 10/20/06 When Today’s…
For years, pregnant and nursing women have been warned to limit the amount of fish they eat. This is because many marine species may contain high levels of mercury, which endangers development in newborns and fetuses. Recently, National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, a children’s health group challenged the this…
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 parent. However, in most cases, the truth is that whether…
Over 200 pairs of eyes are glued to me as my willful child screams, “ORDER ME MY MEAL NOW!” My child has refused to order her own hamburger (as she has done many times before) and when I calmly tell her she can either order it herself, or go home…
I just came accost this article on the DNA Read the World website. It was really interesting. DNA really is helping fill in missing pieces of information in our knowledge. New Insight Into Horse Evolution Friday, December 11, 2009 18:35 IST Scientists at the Australian Center for Ancient DNA (ACAD)…
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 time DNA testing is requested to determine the father of…
There are many organizations world wide that are trying desperately to help find missing children. South African Provincial Police are trying to set up a National DNA Database of Children to assist in locating missing children. Officers are trying to use media, movie theaters, banks and even air lines to…
In 2001, based in large part on DNA evidence, the King County Prosecuting Attorney charged the defendant Gary Leon Ridgway with four of the Green River murders over the course of the next few years Gary Ridgway was convicted of over 60 murders. Over the years use of DNA to…
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 explain the gap in autism cases between boys and girls.…
