Pangolins have recently attracted global attention for their potential role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The source of the virus remains unclear, but scientists suspect it originated in bats and was passed to people via an intermediate host that may have been the...
Can a mother refuse a paternity test? Whilst a child’s mother is usually obvious, only DNA testing can confirm paternity and name an individual as a father. But does the mother need to partake in this testing? The answer is no. The mother does not need to take part in...
Nail drug testing in London is available from AlphaBiolabs. Nail clippings provide an alternative to hair drug testing when the donor has no or little hair. There may also be religious reasons why a donor doesn’t want to have their hair cut. Obtaining a sample is less...
The Black Lives Matter movement has highlighted the damaging legacy of colonialism and slavery on people of African heritage around the world. Now, a major DNA study has shed new light on the fate of more than 12 million Africans who were traded as slaves to the...
Leading academics are urging the Government not to leave vulnerable drug-dependent individuals behind, in the fight against COVID-19. Professor Ian Hamilton from the University of York has criticised Politicians for not ploughing sufficient resources and attention...
