Parental fraud
2 Dec
To tackle the growing pace of parental fraud, reduce uncertainties and restore reliability in family structures around the country, an innovative genetic and Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) testing centre, Onco-Genomics, has introduced Nigeria’s first paternity testing service powered by Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology. The firm unveiled the newly acquired technology at the testing facility in Egbeda,…
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