Source: Biology News Net
A study in the June 2006 issue of Current Anthropology sheds new light a contentious issue: How accurate are men's suspicions of whether or not they are a child's biological father?
Christin B.
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Confident That It's Your Child?
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/3/2007
- DNA Testing
- Rating: Unrated

Advances in DNA Testing
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/3/2007
- DNA Testing
- Rating: Unrated

Source: US News & World Report
Not so very long ago, fatherhood had a bit of mystery to it. No more. Advances in genetics have made paternity tests one of the simplest and most reliable medical tests ever available.
Should Everyone Have the Right to a DNA Paternity Test?
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/5/2007
- Legislation & Congress
- Rating: Unrated

Mother Refuses to Identify Teen's Biological Father
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/5/2007
- Legal Issues
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Unrated

A 17-year-old is suing his mother to force her to reveal the identity of his biological father.
Gene Activity Levels Studied to Understand Disease Among Different Populations
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/9/2007
- Ancestry & Lineage
- Rating: Unrated

Much like how a person's genetic code differs from other individuals, the level at which those genes are activated in the body differs from one person to another, scientists have learned. And though some of those differences in gene activity are seen between different populations – Asians versus Europeans, for instance – more of those variations are due to individual-level factors, further obscuring the biological meaning of "race."
Inheriting Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/9/2007
- Medical Predisposition
- Rating: Unrated

Might some infectious diseases run in families because one inherits susceptibility to them? Although researchers generally agree that an individual's genetic makeup contributes in subtle ways to susceptibility to infectious disease, new findings from researchers in France support the controversial idea that an error in a single gene is enough to dramatically alter an individual's susceptibility to certain infections.
Manage Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Stroke
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/9/2007
- Medical Predisposition
- Rating: Unrated

Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues at four other medical centers have launched a $10 million multi-year study to identify genes that may contribute to early atherosclerosis.
Decoding Your Dog's DNA
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/10/2007
- DNA Testing
- Rating: Unrated

DNA testing used to study disease and confirm pedigrees is also being used to reveal which breeds make up a mutt's background.
Are We Related?
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/10/2007
- Ancestry & Lineage
- Rating: Unrated

It’s called ancestry DNA testing and it is as true-blue as the reality of your long lost great grandfather himself.
Tracing Your African Roots
- By Christin B.
- Published 07/10/2007
- Ancestry & Lineage
- Rating: Unrated

A DNA sample provides results that are both startling and validating.
