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Staff Publications

by | Sep 20, 2016 | Science and Technology

[ultimate_spacer height=”30″ height_on_tabs=”20″ height_on_tabs_portrait=”20″ height_on_mob_landscape=”10″ height_on_mob=”10″] DDC scientists have published a number of articles in scientific journals. Some...

How DNA Testing Has Changed

by | Sep 19, 2016 | Science and Technology

1920s – Blood Typing In the early 1900s, scientists identified 4 different blood types in humans – A, AB, B, and O – based on the presence of certain proteins called antigens in the blood. This blood typing system, called the ABO system, provided...

What Do I Do with the Results of the DNA Test?

by | Jul 7, 2016 | Science and Technology

The results of your ancestral DNA tests can be used in a few different ways. Of course, the test will verify biological relationships you uncovered in your research. After DNA testing you will know that you are (or are not), in fact, biologically related to the family...

History of DNA Testing

by | Jun 18, 2016 | Science and Technology

DNA testing is a powerful tool for identification. With today’s technology, DNA tests can now identify individuals with almost 100% certainty. Identification has not always been this conclusive. Before DNA tests, the science community used other biological tools...

The Francis Crick Institute

by | Jun 13, 2016 | Science and Technology

The Francis Crick Institute is a collaboration of some of the most illustrious scientific and academic organisations in the UK and is solely dedicated to understanding the scientific mechanisms of living things. It includes the Medical Research Council, Cancer...