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USA

DNA Test Reveals Two North Dakota Babies Were Allegedly Switched at Birth, Families Sue Hospital 36 Years Later

Arushi Roy Chowdhury
4 min read
Jeremy Morrison and Kyle Bylin allege Unity Medical Center mistakenly sent them home with each other's biological families in 1988. A lawsuit now seeks damages for the decades-long mix-up.
An Indian couple confused and worried with twin baby girls
India

Gurugram Couple Alleges IVF Mix-Up After DNA Tests Show Twin Girls Are Not Biologically Related

M Subha Maheswari, MSc Biotechnology
5 min read
DNA tests reportedly showed that twin girls born following IVF were not biologically related to a Gurugram couple, leading to legal action and calls for a thorough investigation
Aerial view of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone, the habitat of Thermus aquaticus, source of Taq polymerase used in PCR
Biotechnology

Did You Know DNA Testing Exists Thanks to a Bacterium Found in Yellowstone's Boiling Hot Springs in the 1960s?

Dr. Abhinaya. K, MBBS, M.D. (Biochemistry)
7 min read
How a Yellowstone Hot Spring Bacterium Made PCR, DNA Testing, Forensics, and Modern Medicine Possible
An image of Summer McKesson on a bridge over a Venice canal.
USA

How a Marfan Syndrome Diagnosis and a DNA Test Led Summer McKesson to Uncover a Fertility-Fraud Scandal

Dr. Theresa Lily Thomas
3 min read
Her search for medical answers revealed hidden half-siblings and a Duke physician accused of using his own sperm decades ago.
The Indian government has pledged to achieve countrywide elimination of Hepatitis C by 2030. (Representational Image: Unsplash)
MedBound Blog

Lucknow's SGPGIMS to Provide Free DNA Test For Hepatitis

Komal Rajendra Bhoi
2 min read
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPIMS) will provide free DNA tests for hepatitis B and RNA tests for hepatitis C.
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