by DDC Development | Aug 1, 2012 | Forensic DNA Testing
An ABC News article recently featured an example of forensic DNA testing. A discarded bloody cotton swab used by a suspect in the case, a part-time boxer, was picked up by an FBI agent after a boxing match. DNA analysis on the swab tied it to the mask used by one of...
by DDC Development | May 30, 2012 | Forensic DNA Testing, Science and Technology
DDC announced today its partnership with the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department at Harvard University, among others, to provide authentication DNA testing services for cell lines used in research. These services are part of researchers’ strategic response...
by DDC Development | Mar 6, 2012 | Forensic DNA Testing, Science and Technology
On January 31, the ATCC Standards Development Organization (ATCC-SDO) released the consensus standard for researchers to ensure the identity and authenticity of cell lines used in scientific studies. This long-awaited development comes after calls from leading...
by DDC Development | Dec 29, 2011 | DNA test, Forensic DNA Testing
A team of Dutch scientists have developed an eye color test that can determine a suspect’s eye color from a DNA sample left behind at a crime scene, a news article reports. This new test will help investigators identify potential suspects in cases where a DNA...
by DDC Development | Aug 31, 2011 | Forensic DNA Testing
A blog article recently posted by Promega highlights how forensic DNA testing was used in a UK case involving two British women—a wife and her husband’s mistress. The story itself is worthy of a soap opera, with a twist at the end of the story. The wife filed...
by DDC Development | Mar 28, 2011 | Forensic DNA Testing, Maternity, Relationship
In North India, large-scale maternity DNA testing is planned to take place for 869 girls whom police suspect were abducted and brought to live with a tribe called the Banchra. The police believe these girls were being held and raised by Banchra women to be later sold...