DDC has recently added videos to its Science and Technology section. Science enthusiasts, students, and anyone interested in DNA testing can view a series of 7 short videos explaining the science of DNA testing.
Through the use of 3D animation and live footage from DDC’s laboratory, the video series explains how paternity testing works, and goes [...] Read Full Story
Fox News reported that Brady and Mindy Hill of Arkansas is suing a medical facility after a failed vasectomy and miscarriage. The medical staff allegedly suggested that infidelity was the reason for the pregnancy, but paternity testing confirmed that Brady was the father. The Hills sued the staff for negligence and defamation, arguing that they [...] Read Full Story
If you own a mixed-breed dog, perhaps you’ve encountered the question “What kind of dog is that?” and not known the answer. DDC’s veterinary division is pleased to announce that it now offers a test to determine the breed makeup of “mutts” or mixed breed dogs.
Like DNA testing in humans, the breed makeup test uses [...] Read Full Story
As part of DDC’s commitment to provide the most comprehensive relationship testing in the industry, our laboratory has been investigating additional DNA markers that can be used to analyze complex relationship cases. To complement the standard set of STR markers that are routinely used in paternity testing, DDC scientists have recently been undertaking research and [...] Read Full Story
DDC’s forensics division has worked with The Ohio Innocence Project and the Franklin County Prosecutor’s office to provide DNA testing that resulted in the release of longtime prison inmate Robert McClendon. After 18 years of imprisonment, a Franklin County, Ohio, judge ordered McClendon’s release after DNA analysis found no match between McClendon’s DNA sample and [...] Read Full Story
Editor’s Note: This article was originally written for the Guest Blog on Adoption Under One Roof’s website. Adoption Under One Roof is an organization dedicated to covering adoption from every angle, every view, for everyone.
When surrogacy or Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is used to bring a life into the world, it is always a good [...] Read Full Story
As the end of the summer nears, students and teachers alike prepare for the start of another school year. This is a perfect time of year to remind educators and parents of school-aged children that DDC’s DNA Education Corner contains dozens of activities meant to educate and entertain even the youngest budding scientist about DNA [...] Read Full Story
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
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
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
