Using a rapid DNA testing toolkit developed by FIU researchers, Colombian officials stopped an illegal shipment of 2,200 Matamata turtles and returned them to the Orinoco river basin.
A man has been left devastated after he used a DNA test to see if his son was really his - and it's led to his wife demanding a divorce and his kids refusing to speak to him
There’s a case to be made for paternity testing, especially given how some people are forced to pay thousands of dollars in child support due to paternity fraud.
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Such test kits can be problematic; they can easily tear families apart.
There is a portable, rapid DNA testing kit, but it is being used to protect endangered animals.
They are available, but they require shipping to a lab for analysis.
Asking your partner for a paternity test is akin to accusing them of cheating. It is bound to go wrong either way.
The test results could also be wrong, which can inadvertently destroy families.
While # DNA tests could help curb paternity fraud, they also raise several social, legal, ethical, and financial concerns.
There’s a case to be made for paternity testing, especially given how some people are forced to pay thousands of dollars in child support due to paternity fraud.