7th February 2010
After every major disaster, it will need to be proven or disproven which persons died and or whether children who cannot speak for themselves and are being claimed by adults are really biologically related to that adult. One of the ways the people in charge can make certain that they are turning over a minor child to a biological relative would be to conduct a DNA test. There are many DNA tests which can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt whether a biological relationship between claiming parties truly exists.
How can this be done? Well several ways, including but not limited to Genetic Reconstruction, under which the following testing fall: Paternity DNA testing, Maternity DNA testing, Avuncular DNA testing (using an uncle or aunt) , Siblingship (using known or proven brother or sister), Grandparentage DNA testing (using one or both grandparents). Forensic DNA testing may also be employed to determine whether a deceased person was a child’s actual parent and / or whether a surviving child is truly an orphan or related to a living person who is trying to claim that child. Recently the earthquake in Haiti has left thousands of children orphans, however, among these children there may be ones who may have a surviving relative, or several surviving relatives. One can almost be sure that the authorities will rely on DNA testing to prove biological relationships for the smallest ones who cannot speak for themselves to identify their relatives who are trying to claim them. Also, it is almost certain that the government may resort to DNA testing to identify deceased persons. It is amazing just what a DNA test can reveal! Genetic reconstruction uses a series of testing to determine whether a child is related to an alleged father’s close relatives. It is an alternate way to determine if a biological relationship exists among the tested parties. Each person’s DNA profile is unique, but close relatives will share a significant portion of their DNA profiles because of the hereditary nature of DNA.
All that aside, results of genetic reconstruction may also be used as proof in getting Social Security benefit or matters of inheritance claims
11th February 2009
As you might imagine, there are several requisites that need to be satisfied before a legal paternity test can be carried out by any facility, and the one of the first is a lab with an AABB accreditation. Of course there are many other standards that need to be met as well, and by looking at what paternityexpress.com has to offer, you can see how an industry leader operates.
Remember that this is the première facility for all sorts of paternity test that includes everything from a prenatal paternity test to the kind of forensic DNA test that helps to prove or disprove guilt in criminal or trusts & estates matters. You should be confident with the place you select to do your testing, and here is a firm which has gained an international reputation based on the strength of their commitment to fast accurate results.
Their global network of doctors and trained technicians work using the chain-of-custody procedure that allows results to be admissible in court. It’s just this kind of adherence to what makes up a legal paternity test that has been the backbone of their solid reputation in all the different DNA testing areas.
30th January 2009
Each individual sample has a story with considerable implications. With systems built for efficiency and an eye for detail, each case and each sample undergoes comprehensive peer scrutiny prior and subsequent to analysis which ensures accurate and defensible results. Our testing lab is one of the first laboratories in the United States to offer this new technology to its customers.
Forensic Evidence Screening
Strict chain of custody and analytical methods geared toward detail determines the strength of an analytical report. Our testing lab’s advanced evidence screening laboratory is staffed with very experienced forensic scientists and equipped with an arsenal of validated techniques and technologies that afford rigorous and comprehensive screening. Our testing lab has invested in first class instrumentation, including digital video and photography imaging systems for both macroscopic and microscopic evidence documentation.
YSTR Filer
Y-STR analysis is used for a variety of applications, from ancestral genealogy to missing persons and the forensic identification of male DNA from sexual assault cases. Variability allows discrimination among individuals in a population, which is useful for identification in forensic DNA, paternity DNA and ancestral DNA studies
