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Tuesday, June 01, 2004An Italian businessman has triggered debate in Italy by advertising "do it yourself" paternity testing kits, with which men can check their children's DNA without telling their wives. The kit—which Aurelio Coppola has been advertising for 700 euros (£470; $840) each since May—allows suspicious fathers to take a swab from their child's mouth, and their own, and send it to a laboratory for testing. The results, which Coppola claims are "over 99.99% accurate," are posted or emailed to the anxious parent about a week later. I don't understand Italian, but look at the happy father in the ad. The reliability of DNA testing such as this is very much dependent on the lab and the technique they use. As OJ Simpson's defense team illustrated, it's difficult to prove something beyond a shadow of a doubt with DNA testing alone. And doesn't a beloved wife deserve at least the same margin of error that OJ Simpson enjoyed? But then again, if things have gotten to the point that a DNA test is necessary, the wife probably isn't all that beloved, and won't be regardless of how the test comes out. posted by Sydney on 6/01/2004 07:20:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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