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Advances in DNA technology have resulted in an increase in the use of home DNA paternity tests. While modern relationships stumble over newfound freedoms more and more people are turning to a DNA test for the truth. Here are some pros and cons to DNA paternity testing at home. Advantages Of The Home DNA Test for Paternity Thanks to medical research and technology, a DNA paternity test can now be purchased online and conducted at home. One must firstly select a properly accredited DNA testing company, then order a testing kit online and wait for it to be sent to your home. You then collect the DNA sample in the comfort of your own home, post it back to the laboratory indicated on the kit and wait for the results to be sent to you. It’s really that simple. A home DNA testing kit will typically contain 3 sets of oral swabs, which are individually coloured to correspond with the respective envelopes in which they must then be sealed before submitting. A DNA sample is taken by rubbing the oral swab on the inside cheek of the mouth in order to collect cheek cells. DNA contained within these cells will then be extracted by a laboratory and analysed. The procedure is simple and pain free, and, if done correctly, will deliver results that are accurate and reliable. The real attraction of the home DNA paternity test is that the entire process can be done in the privacy of your own home, and, in your own time. In the past, a paternity test involved a doctor taking a blood sample, but the new, improved DNA paternity test means that one no longer needs to make doctor appointments or have painful blood tests anymore. Once the kit is sent to you and you have taken the necessary samples, you simply post it to the laboratory indicated on your kit and wait for your results. These will typically take between 5-7 working days and results are sent by email and post. Disadvantages Of The Home DNA Paternity Test There are some disadvantages to using a home DNA paternity test. A “home test” or “peace of mind” test as it’s also known, will only provide results to satisfy curiosity. These results have no legal bearing and are not admissible in a court of law. For results with legal bearing, it is necessary to order a legal DNA test, which differs from a home DNA test in that the kit must be taken to a doctor, where DNA samples are collected by a medical professional, who then authenticates the identification of the samples provided, seals the envelopes and sends the samples to the laboratory. The biggest disadvantage to the home DNA test, however, is the capacity to cheat. Any person wishing to avoid a positive paternity result would simply have to submit a different DNA sample to their own. This could occur in cases where an alleged father wants to disprove paternity over a child, or, by the same token, if a woman wanted to cheat on a test she could submit DNA from a different child. Unless the samples are taken in the presence of each other and sent off to the lab immediately, there is no way to be sure that the samples submitted are accurate. At easyDNA New Zealand your home DNA testing kit will be sent to you via post and should reach you within 1-3 working days once payment has been processed. easyDNA specialize in the provision of reliable, accurate and confidential DNA Paternity Testing, DNA Relationship Testing and DNA Forensic Testing to both the private and public sector. To contact us with further questions please email info@easydna.net. |
