DNA Test
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Saskatchewan First Nation chief says Buffy Sainte Marie should take DNA testPiapot First Nation acting Chief Ira Lavallee says the legendary singer and songwriter should take a DNA test to provide a definitive answer about her heritage.EntertainmentNov 30, 2023
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‘Amazing’: Half-siblings meet in Halifax after 10 years of searching and a DNA matchTwo half-siblings who live thousands of kilometres apart met for the first time in Halifax this week following a decade-long search and a DNA match.CanadaJul 23, 2022
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Best friends of 17 years find out they’re actually sistersA picture on Facebook and a DNA test proved that Kenneth Wimberly was, in fact, the father of both women.TrendingMar 3, 2020
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Police crack cold case using ice cream spoon from Baskin-RobbinsPolice used DNA from the spoon to link one suspect to two violent sexual assaults from 1997, according to a district attorney in California.TrendingNov 21, 2019
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Florida men — both of them cops — discover they’re half-brothers after DNA testWhile the trend has populated the news with heartwarming stories of reunited family members, it also has posed ethical questions about situations that were supposed to remain private.WorldOct 26, 2019
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DNA test leads woman to reunite with child she thought died 30 years agoFor nearly 30 years, Tina Bejarano had celebrated the birthday of a child she thought was dead, but a DNA test recently revealed that was not the case.TrendingOct 16, 2019
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Care worker becomes millionaire after DNA test proves he’s heir to fortuneJordan Adlard Rogers is now the official heir to British aristocrat Charles Rogers' $63-million estate.TrendingMay 23, 2019
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81-year-old Irish woman finally meets 104-year-old mother after over 60-year searchEileen Macken grew up at a Dublin orphanage and had never met her birth mother.WorldMay 11, 2019
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CBSA has used DNA testing on some detainees since at least 2016. Now, it’s making national rulesThe decision comes after internal memos obtained by Global News show agency officials flagged a "policy gap" on the lack of national rules around DNA testing.CanadaMay 2, 2019
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DNA testing: How genetic testing could make prescription drugs saferPharmacogenetics uses a person's DNA as a guide to understanding how their body reacts to certain drugs and what dosages are best. Is this the future of prescribing medicine?HealthMay 2, 2019
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