Another Perfect Laboratory Inspection for DDC!
DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) has done it again—the world’s largest private DNA testing laboratory has achieved another perfect rating after a surprise inspection by AABB, the organization that sets industry standards for family relationship testing in the United States. Last week, the lead assessor from the AABB carefully examined DDC’s performance in the many crucial areas [...] Read Full Story
DNA Test Confirms Remains of the Last of the Russian Tsar’s Family
Russian authorities confirmed yesterday that the bone fragments found last year belonged to Alexei and Maria, the last two members of the Romanov family whose fates remained in question. The rest of the royal family’s remains were found in 1991 at a burial site in Yekaterinburg, Siberia. Historical accounts say that on July 17, 1918, Communist guards [...] Read Full Story
Update on Ohio Innocence Project Cases
As reported in a Columbus Dispatch 5-day investigative series published in January 2008, “Test of Convictions,” Ohio is in the midst of an unprecedented undertaking to re-examine certain eligible rape and murder convictions statewide. This yearlong investigation by Dispatch reporters together with the Ohio Innocence Project, a non-profit legal clinic staffed by University of Cincinnati [...] Read Full Story
DNA Testing for Members of the Military
As July 4 approaches, we remember and thank the service men and women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces stateside and overseas. At DNA Diagnostics Center, we are honored to serve those who serve our country. We are pleased to offer special accommodations to service men and women who may find themselves in need of DNA [...] Read Full Story
DDC Receives Rotary Business Ethics Award
DDC was recognized Friday, June 20, as the Fairfield Rotary Club’s 2008 awardee in its annual Ethical Business Awards Luncheon. The award, jointly presented by the Rotary Club and the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, seeks to recognize businesses who demonstrate leadership in the following areas:  ethical leadership, concern for the customer, integrity, respect, and loyalty. “We are [...] Read Full Story
DDC Announces Launch of Advisor Web Tool
DNA Diagnostics Center is pleased to announce the recent launch of its Personal DNA Test Advisor on its homepage. The tool is designed to help potential clients find the right DNA test for their situation, and provide information on each type of test so users can determine which type of test they need. “The goal for [...] Read Full Story
Passport to Paternity: One Man Receives DNA Test, Long-lost Daughter for Father’s Day
A Mountain View, Calif., man will finally be able to celebrate this Father’s Day after a 15-year-long battle to find and secure U.S. citizenship for his long-lost daughter from the Philippines. To celebrate Father’s Day, DNA Diagnostics Center paid off his DNA testing fees, just days before his daughter’s deadline for immigration was up. Michael Skipwith [...] Read Full Story
How Much Does a DNA Paternity Test Cost?
One of the most common questions DDC’s client care team receives is regarding cost. Understandably, our clients want to be sure they are receiving a high-quality, accurate and reliable DNA test that is right for them, at a price they can afford. DDC’s standard DNA paternity test fee is $475. This standard paternity test is also [...] Read Full Story
Case of Triplets with Different Fathers Finally Closed
According to a May 17 article in The Times (UK) online, a rare paternity case involving a set of triplets fathered by two different men has finally been settled after a 10-year legal fight. After the birth of his mistress’s triplets in 1997, the man—who allegedly had a brief affair with the triplets’ mother—began to doubt [...] Read Full Story
DDC Helps Unite Family Through DNA Testing for Immigration
This year, DDC helped make Mother’s Day very special for one Ohio family. The Ezenagus are originally from Nigeria but now live together in a Northern suburb of Cincinnati, and it has taken over a decade for all members of the family to secure their visas, or “green cards,” and immigrate to the United States. For [...] Read Full Story