DNA Testing

A handful of lost souls caught a break nearly 30 years ago when their remains were uncovered lying underneath a Health building at Virginia Commonwealth University back in 1994. The search continues today to find enough DNA on those over 50 bodies found that can hopefully be linked back to living descendants.

The latest report putting the NYPD in a negative light comes by way of a lawsuit from The Legal Aid Society that accuses cops of secretly collecting over 32,000 genetic samples from New York citizens for storage in a "rogue" DNA database.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a death row inmate who was spared from execution two years ago is not entitled to new DNA testing of evidence that his attorneys say could exonerate him. In a 5-2 ruling, justices upheld a lower court ruling denying convicted murderer Stacey Johnson’s request for […]

Cancer is almost always a devastating diagnosis, especially at a young age. But for 37-year-old Walter Gordy, the diagnosis came with a blessing. As reported by People.com, Gordy’s lymphoma diagnosis led him to his half-brother. Surprisingly, he already knew him. His friend of 12 years, Mark Tolson, 37, was, like Gordy, raised by a single […]

WHAT IS GENETIC TESTING AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO PARTICIPATE IN GENETIC/GENOMIC STUDIES? Our genome is our complete set of DNA, including genes that we inherited from our parents. Our genome contains all the information needed to build and maintain us. A copy of the entire genome, with over 3 billion DNA base pairs, […]

If you’ve ever wondered why rapper Flo Rida isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, here’s proof. If you recall, last year we reported that he was being sued by a very, very easy to look at model named Natasha Georgette Williams who she said knocked her up and naturally wants (and took him to […]

The latest woman claiming to have a baby by Beyonce’s father, Mathew Knowles, has released a statement saying she never intended for her news to go public and would like to keep the matter private. Too late for that. Taqoya Branscomb, 30, is claiming that Mathew Knowles is the father of her 4-year-old daughter, Koi. […]