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Like many of our clients, you may have questions regarding issues of privacy during the paternity testing process. Here are answers to 5 common questions about privacy in DNA testing: Can I keep my DNA test confidential? DDC offers a private home DNA test and a legal paternity test. Both options allow clients to take…
DetailsFrances Crick, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962. The medal, along with a selection of other Crick-related items, will be auctioned in April 2013. The landmark discovery of the double-helix structure by Crick, and his collaborator, James Watson, provided pivotal insight into how organisms…
DetailsOn Valentine’s Day, a woman in Texas gave birth to two sets of identical twins. While 3 out of every 1000 births involve identical twins, the odds of delivering two sets of naturally occurring identical twins (that is, without the use of fertility treatments) is about 1 in 70 million. Doctors can usually diagnose a twin…
DetailsDDC Medical, a division of DNA Diagnostics Center, has signed a distribution deal with Fisher Scientific, a leading global supplier of Life Sciences equipment and services, to offer cell line authentication and Mycoplasma detection services to researchers in North America and Europe. The partnership was launched in Orlando, Florida in late January, and the European…
DetailsThis Valentine’s week at DDC, we’re taking time out from the usual to discuss the topic of DNA compatibility. This topic was brought to national attention a few years ago by a landmark “sweaty t-shirt study.” In the experiment, men were asked to wear the same T-shirt for two nights. They then returned the shirts…
DetailsScientists announced on January 23, 2013 that they have successfully converted 739 kilobytes of hard drive data in genetic code. Not only that, but they retrieved the content with 100 percent accuracy! When one imagines the evolving coexistence of humans and machines, people often let paranoia and technophobia dictate a dystopian future a la George…
DetailsLong 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” syndrome)? Technically, no. Kyphosis is a “curving of the…
DetailsDNA tests have identified the remains of King Richard III, England’s last monarch who died in battle 500 years ago. A team of scientists used map regression analysis to identify the burial site, located in a municipal parking lot in Leicester. Mitochondrial DNA testing confirmed that the DNA extracted from the bones matched that of Michael…
DetailsDouglas 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 Center (DDC), one of the largest DNA testing companies in the world,…
DetailsWe here at DNA Diagnostics Center know that DNA is beautiful. Though, sometimes it’s easy to get wrapped up in the scientific potential of DNA. Less often do we take the time to appreciate its visual beauty, which is sad because as you will see, DNA-inspired art can be stunning. Wear your DNA Over at…
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