A historian of fatherhood wonders whether the rapid embrace of consumer DNA testing will be seen as a positive development in the future.

Using Blood-Typing in Paternity Tests The process of DNA fingerprinting was developed by Alec Jeffreys in 1984, and it first became available for paternity testing in 1988.

Nov. 29 -- From the beginning of time, doubts about the paternity of a child have fueled family strife. Until recently, those doubts could not be resolved with any certainty. DNA testing has ...

A noninvasive prenatal paternity test based on cell-free fetal DNA present in maternal blood, performed at 8 weeks of gestation or later, could provide a safe option for determining paternity.

(October 25, 2015) — A 34-year-old Washington man’s unborn twin caused confusion for a couple seeking the results of a paternity test. The parents, who wish to remain unnamed, went to a… ...

There is no state or federal law that requires DNA testing to establish paternity in the United States, despite online posts that claim various states have implemented new laws mandating that ...