by DDC Development | Feb 7, 2013 | Ancestry DNA Testing, DNA science, DNA test, Forensic DNA Testing, Genetics
Long viewed as a hunchbacked villain, King Richard III may be in for a rewritten history. DNA tests prove that the skeleton found beneath an English car park just a few months ago belongs to the oft-vilified king. But did he really suffer from kyphosis (“hunchback”...
by DDC Development | Feb 4, 2013 | Forensic DNA Testing
Douglas Prade, a former Akron, Ohio Police Captain has been exonerated for the murder of his ex-wife after spending almost 15 years in prison. According to case number CR 1998-02-0463 (State V. Prade) at Summit County Court, DNA testing performed by DNA Diagnostics...
by DDC Development | Jan 23, 2013 | Forensic DNA Testing, Science and Technology
It has been a year since the ATCC Standards Development Organization (ATCC-SDO) released the consensus standard (ANS-0002) for authentication of human cell lines. Since then, a growing list of organizations and journals have strongly recommended adding cell line...
by DDC Development | Nov 28, 2012 | Forensic DNA Testing, Paternity, Science and Technology
A paternity test has proven that a UK soldier, Pvt. Daniel Wade, was the father of a baby born in June, giving her access to his death benefits. Emma Hickman, the baby’s mother, was denied the right to put the father’s name in birth certificate because...
by DDC Development | Sep 12, 2012 | Forensic DNA Testing, Science and Technology
This past week, the ENCODE (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements) project, which was started in September 2003, released the results of its efforts to identify and map the functional elements in the human genome. The main message that came out of the consortium of research...
by DDC Development | Aug 15, 2012 | DNA test, Forensic DNA Testing
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) recently broadcast the episode, “Innocent Behind Bars” on Our America With Lisa Ling: In America, we’re innocent until proven guilty. But when the system fails, how can an innocent person restart their life? Lisa...