As a DNA testing laboratory, we are often asked how a paternity DNA test can prove who a child’s father is. Whether you’re trying to find the best paternity test for you, or are simply curious about the science, you may want to know more about how paternity DNA tests are performed and how we […]
Two women discovered that they were switched at birth 57 years ago after a DNA test revealed the shocking truth. Tina Ennis and Jill Lopez, both of whom were born on May 18th, 1964, at Duncan Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Oklahoma City, had no reason to believe that they should question their parentage until […]
Twin sisters who each married identical twin brothers left Instagram users baffled after announcing that their sons are ‘brothers, cousins, and twins’. Brittany and Briana are identical twins from Virginia who married identical twins Josh and Jeremy Salyers. The women live with their husbands and their sons, Jax and Jett, in one house and are […]
A couple in Ohio are suing a fertility clinic after a DNA test revealed that their adult daughter was mistakenly fathered by another man. Mike and Jeanine Harvey learned the shocking truth about their daughter Jessica’s paternity after gifting her a genealogical DNA test for Christmas in 2020. Jessica, who was conceived via IVF treatment, […]
A Canadian doctor has taken to TikTok to educate users on the rare instances where sets of twins are born to different fathers. Dr Michael Narvey, a newborn intensive care specialist from Winnipeg, Canada, addressed followers on his channel, providing a simple explanation as to how this ‘exceedingly rare event’ can happen. An unusual occurrence […]
A Nebraska man was in for a surprise after a DNA test revealed that he had 18 half-siblings he had never met. Quinten Saathoff from Franklin County made the discovery after his younger brother decided to take a DNA test to explore their family tree and find out more about their medical history. The DNA […]
Twins born fifteen minutes apart on New Year’s Eve will now celebrate separate birthdays after being born in different years. Aylin and Alfredo Trujillo of Salinas California were delivered at Natividad Medical Centre, with Aylin arriving at midnight on 1st January 2022. Her brother Alfredo was born on 31st December 2021 at 11:45pm. A rare […]
A woman has banned her father-in-law from seeing his grandson after he did a paternity test on the baby without her knowing. Posting on Reddit, the anonymous woman from the US explained that she had always had a difficult relationship with her father-in-law prior to splitting from her partner 18 months ago. When they rekindled […]
Two former co-workers discovered that they were biological siblings after one of the women was gifted a DNA test by her husband. Cheryl Becker from Connecticut had previously worked with Linda Rinaldi at Connecticut Hospital, and always felt that they had a special connection before Rinaldi moved away and the two lost touch. But when […]
A Californian couple resorted to DNA testing to prove that their baby had been switched during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure. Daphna and Alexander Cardinale gave birth to the baby girl in September 2019 and say the baby looked nothing like them. DNA testing verified that they had been given the wrong embryo by […]
