Archive for the ‘DNA Testing’ Category
How to Do DNA Testing for Siblings
Have you ever thought to yourself how can you be my sister/brother? We cannot possibly have the same parents. Probably this happens when your siblings annoy you. The truth is how often do environmental conditions play into how we act or don’t act like our siblings? How often is straight up genetics? If there are […]
5 Situations Where You Would Need to Do a Paternity Test
300,000 people undergo a paternity test each year in the United States. These tests work to prove that the father and child are related by examining the potential father and child’s DNA. If a child is related to the parent, he or she will have 50% of the father’s DNA. Legal DNA paternity tests exist […]
How Does DNA Testing Work?
If you’ve ever watched daytime television, you may have stumbled across tabloid talk shows where they try and determine the paternity of a child. Perhaps those scenarios have gotten you thinking about how DNA tests work and what they’re used for. In this article, we’ll explain how DNA testing works so not only do you get […]
Small Strand with Secret Information: The Importance and Uses of the DNA Test
DNA testing is easier than ever now that you can test at home. In fact, more than 26 million people used an ancestry kit and added results to online databases. But discovering more about your ancestry isn’t the only reason DNA testing is useful. There are a wide variety of uses for a DNA test […]
Avoid Delays in the Immigration Process
Nowadays, the laws and regulations around immigration have become extremely strict. This can make it difficult for anyone attempting to gain citizenship into the country. This whole process becomes even more difficult when you are absent of the proper documentation such as a birth certificate to gain access into the country. However, if these documents […]
The Benefits of Paternity DNA Testing During Pregnancy
When there is a question as to who the father of a baby is, the easiest solution to that problem is to take a paternity DNA test. Being unsure of who the father of your new baby can bring upon a load of stress for a new mother. When mothers know who the biological father […]
What is a Siblingship DNA Test?
Over the past few weeks, we have discussed heavily on the different types of DNA testing that is out there and the different areas they are used in to help determine either paternity, ancestry, or within the criminal justice system. One area we have not touched base on and is used less than the others […]
Using Legal DNA in The Criminal Justice Field
The advancements of DNA testing has improved many areas in today’s society and brought forth advancements in solving some of history’s biggest questions. Criminal justice is just one of the fields where a DNA test can change everything. DNA forensics allow for law enforcement to be better equipped at catching someone who has committed a […]
What DNA Test Results Can Tell You
When making the decision to take to take a DNA test, your only reasoning may be to find your ethnic breakdown and complete your family tree, but the DNA test results you receive from DNA testing can offer you much more than just knowing what part of your Europe your ancestors came from. Ever wonder […]
How DNA Testing Works
As we have talked about in many of our previous blog posts, DNA testing has helped our world in so many different aspects. What we haven’t discussed is how DNA testing works. As someone who has used a DNA test, whether it be to discover ancestry or a paternity DNA test, you just know that […]
