Beyond Paternity: DNA Testing Provider Sees Rising Demand for Sibling, Grandparent, and Aunt/Uncle Relationship Tests

US Diagnostics Center reports that a growing number of families are using at-home DNA test kits to confirm biological ...

Tracing Our Past: Exploring DNA and genealogy

Important uses for genealogy fall into two broad categories — ethnicity and relationships among individuals. Over the next ...
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What is DNA, and why it’s a key to understanding life, health, and disease: UAB experts explain how our DNA shapes who we are

DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...

How can twin sisters have different fathers? A rare case in the UK has answers

A rare UK case has revealed how twin sisters born minutes apart can have different biological fathers. Through DNA testing, ...