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 this type of test. While positive DNA tests can be…
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 bit of confusion about both methods of testing. Please allow…
I was reading Bedrooms, Backseats and Courtrooms and it got me to thinking about the auricle by Michael Cole I had read a few months ago… For many years now we have been hearing about how hard it is to be a single mother. They have to hold down a…
I just came across an article distributed by the Global Press Release Distribution about the above topic. This brought my thinking to the use of DNA in general, and about the ethics of cloning specifically. Dan Vergano, USA TODAY. Scientists have cloned man’s best friend for the first time, creating…
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – For three years Olga Lopez desperately searched for her baby daughter who was snatched from her home in Guatemala, until her face appeared in government paperwork for an international adoption. Lopez, along with two other mothers who also believe their children were stolen and put up…
NEW YORK — An Abyssinian cat from Missouri, named Cinnamon, has just made scientific history. Researchers have largely decoded her DNA, a step that may aid the search for treatments for both feline and human diseases.The report adds cats to the roughly two dozen mammals whose DNA has been unraveled,…
The remains of Army Sgt. Charles Patterson Whitler, found in North Korea and identified through family DNA samples, was interred with full military honors at his hometown of Cloverport in Breckinridge County near Elizabethtown, Kentucky this summer. Whitler a member of 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, was…
The earth environment that surrounds us on a day to day basis has been proven to be quite polluted, especially in certain areas of the world or locations such as offices or workplaces. The heavy metals and toxins that we can be exposed to, such as mercury and asbestos, have…
Paternity for many is a tough issue, both emotionally and legally. Paternity is assigned to men and boys in a few ways. The first is by marriage. Men are automatically assumed to be the father if they are married to the mother or in many states if they attempted to…
SAN MARCOS, Texas – The results are in: The ugly, big-eared animal found this summer in southern Texas is not the mythical, bloodsucking chupacabra. It’s just a plain old coyote. Biologists at Texas State University announced Thursday night they had identified the hairless doglike creature. KENS-TV of San Antonio provided…
