by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 25, 2018 | DNA Testing
The double helix structure of DNA has been known to all since its discovery in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick. But now, scientists are scratching their heads as a new form of DNA has been found inside human cells. Named i-motif, the form looks more like a... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 23, 2018 | DNA Testing
Blackbeard, Jack Sparrow and Captain Hook are well known pirates, but another name should be added to this list: Black Sam Bellamy. Called the most successful pirate of all time, experts believe his remains have been found in a shipwreck in the Cape Cod peninsula in... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 21, 2018 | DNA Testing
The Estonian government has announced that it is to collect the DNA of 100,000 citizens to provide them with personalised health and lifestyle advice. Nearly 8% of the country’s 1.3 million population will be asked to supply samples for the state-funded €5 million... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 19, 2018 | Paternity Testing
When you receive your DNA paternity profiling test report, a conclusion will provide one of two statements: 1) This result provides (extremely/moderately) strong support in favour of paternity, or 2) This result excludes the alleged father as the biological father.... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 17, 2018 | Drug Testing
Seaside resorts have the highest rates of death from heroin and morphine, according to figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Of the 14 places with the highest such death rates, 10 are coastal communities. The rate in Blackpool, which topped... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 15, 2018 | DNA Testing
Cockroaches are notorious for living in inhospitable places and being difficult to get rid of. Now, Researchers from the South China Normal University have sequenced their DNA to help understand what makes them so hardy. Not only can they withstand toxic environments,... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 13, 2018 | Alcohol Testing
Since 2000, the number of pubs in the UK has fallen by 17% (equivalent to 10,500 pubs), according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). In 2016, 500 pubs closed; and during the second half of 2017, 18 pubs across the UK closed every week. In response, the... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 11, 2018 | Drug Testing
The rate of drug deaths in British Columbia, Canada, has been declared a public health emergency; and yet, Dundee has a higher rate of deaths from drug misuse. To help curb these rising drug death statistics, Scotland’s public health minister is now calling for... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 10, 2018 | Drug Testing
Health chiefs have issued a warning about the synthetic drug Black Mamba following seven deaths in Birmingham. Black Mamba was among a raft of so-called legal highs which were outlawed when the Psychoactive Substances Act came into effect in 2016. It mimics the... 
by AlphaBiolabs | Apr 5, 2018 | DNA Testing
Prenatal DNA testing (or prenatal paternity testing) is a method of identifying whether a man is a baby’s biological father before the baby is born. A baby inherits DNA from both of its parents. Prenatal paternity tests can identify if a man is the father of a baby by...