Anyone who has signed on Facebook in the past few weeks has likely noticed their friends and family sharing a certain type of post. Thanks to some notable cases where people were able to find their biological parents or long-lost siblings, everyone is using the web and social media in particular to try to locate [...]
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Establishing accurate genealogy can be critical for a number of individuals. One of the top reasons is actually because of the advances in genetic science that permits genealogical testing to be done in the first place. Not only can DNA be used to establish lineage, it is also routinely used to show potential health issues [...]
One of the major problems that has plagued modern society is the fact that men don’t always know for a fact whether a child is biologically theirs or not. Thanks to the power of science we are now able to get accurate paternity results fast. Very fast. This revolution in paternity testing technology promises to [...]
The jury is in. Michael Barbar, 55, has been found guilty of two counts of murder in the first degree. The convictions came down on Friday in Riverside, CA despite the pleading by defense attorney, Eric Keen, who claimed that his client killed his family in an uncontrollable rage. Keen asked the jury to find [...]
In today’s society, relationships come and go, and people seem to always be on the move. Unfortunately, this causes problems when a child has been born, and one has lost touch with the other alleged parent. In the past proving paternity or maternity of a child’s biological parents was a difficult task and very time [...]
The body parts delivered to schools in Vancouver earlier this month have been identified through DNA testing as belonging to Luke Magnotta’s lover Jun Lin. Magnotta, suspected of murdering Jun Lin, a Chinese student at Concordia University, is also suspected to be involved in another unsolved but similar case that took place in Miami long [...]
All joking aside, it would be pretty horrifying to find out that the girl you are dating is actually related to you. It seems like something out of Joe Dirt, and yet nobody really knows what their parents were up to before they were born. In some cases, your parents might not even know what [...]
Whether you’ve ever wanted to know your ancestry or you are an adopted child wanting to get out and meet your real parents, lineage DNA testing can help you find what you are looking for. Knowing who your family is important, it affects your life and who you are.
The concept of nature versus nurture has been debated in the psychology world for many years now. The idea of which has more impact on what makes an individual. Are our traits innate or do they manifest based on our environment? Twin studies have offered influential research on the ongoing debate of nature versus nurture. [...]