Uses Of DNA Testing At Various DNA Test Locations

By Michelle Howe


April 25 marked the 60th anniversary of the discovery of DNA and also the mapping of the 3 billion letters that make up the human genome. We can now use DNA testing, available in thousands of DNA test locations across continental US, for all sorts of things that Crick and Watson couldn't even have dreamt of. These include lawsuits for determining paternity or maternity or a full or half sibling relationship or just discovering your ethnic roots.

The first man to have found nucleic acid in our white blood cells way back in the 1860s was Friedrich Miescher. But we had to wait till 1953 for James Watson and Francis Crick to tell us about the double helix structure of DNA. Now we know that DNA can vary among different species but there are certain properties that are common to all life forms. From there, we have come to a point where we can establish Justin Bieber's baby daddy status and save the life of an innocent man who has been condemned to death.

We also know that DNA differs according to species but that there is also a lot that we have in common with the living world around us. We can now use DNA in new and creative ways to enhance the quality of our lives and to discover things about ourselves that we didn't know before.

DNA testing can also be used to determine historical facts. One recent example is furnished by the discovery of Richard III's skeleton in a Leicester parking lot. Although the skeletal remains showed signs of battlefield wounds, researchers weren't sure until they matched the DNA to Michael Ibsen a straight relative of the King's sister.

If it's stored in a chill dry dark spot, DNA can exist for 1000s of years. For example, DNA samples were used to establish that two of Czar Nicholas II's daughters who were conceived to have escaped the family's execution on the orders of the Bolsheviks, were really part of the group which was collectively assassinated at Ekaterinburg. Now scientists are exploring the genetic remains of the Neanderthals in order to fill up the gaps in the development of humans.

You may have asked questions regarding your dog. For instance, why does his tail curve in that fashion? Why does he love digging mouths in the backyard and why does he love feeding on your Italian shoes? Of course, many dogs do similar things so it might just be a doggy affaire.

Wisdom Panel has quite a different answer to this question. It will take your dog's DNA and match it with the 190 breeds that exist in order to establish his pedigree and lineage. Why would you need such information even if it were available? Wisdom Panel says you can tailor your dog's training, exercise and nutrition regimes to his particular genetic make-up. Dig that.

More seriously, you can take your child's DNA to one of the thousands of DNA test locations that exist in the country. You can find out whether he is likely to suffer from rare genetic disorders like Down's Syndrome, etc.




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