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How Can a DNA Test Help Me with my Search for my Ancestors?

by DDC | Jan 1, 2021 | Lifestyle

How Can a DNA Test Help Me With My Search For Ancestors? Completing your family tree can take years of tireless research. Luckily, many websites and other resources are available to help you search for and find long-lost relatives or trace your family’s place of...

Tom Jones Getting DNA Test to See If He Has Black Heritage

by DDC Development | Nov 2, 2015 | Ancestry DNA Testing, Lifestyle

Tom Jones has announced he’s wondered all his life if he’s “part black,” and is going to seek out a DNA test to satisfy his curiosity. There are many tests on the market today that will tell a person if they have ancestors in population groups that include Sub Saharan...

Smart Diets Based on DNA Testing

by DDC Development | Oct 13, 2015 | Healthy Weight, Lifestyle, Science and Technology

The field of study that can lead to smart diets based on DNA testing, and the unique DNA in each of us, is rapidly gaining momentum. Study’s have shown that we can be much smarter about the food we eat based on how our bodies process and metabolize food. That said,...

New Study Uses DNA Testing for Ancient Ancestry

by DDC Development | Sep 14, 2015 | Ancestry DNA Testing, DNA science

DNA testing has provided answers for all kinds of human relationships, and in some cases, helps us understand our ancestry. While this new study presented by geneticists may not affect your family tree, it challenges what experts study and debate about the evolution...

Proving Common Ancestral Lineage With DNA Testing

by DDC Development | Aug 20, 2014 | Ancestry DNA Testing, Genetics

DNA testing is commonly thought of in connection with divorce cases and paternity claims, or criminal justice cases where DNA samples are required of victims or suspects. But DNA testing can also function as a powerful tool for proving the likelihood of ancestral...

DNA Banking: Genetic Storage and Security for the Future

by DDC Development | Aug 12, 2014 | Ancestry DNA Testing, Genetics

DNA testing is becoming used more frequently by people to help in critical situations that can change their lives. In cases of missing children, urgent medical care needs, body identification or legal verification, DNA can help solve the issue. But waiting until an...

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