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Sasitaran Iyavoo

Senior DNA Scientist and Lab Manager

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Understanding Paternity Test Results

Published 19/01/2026

AttoLife has provided thousands of Ministry of Justice-approved legal DNA test results for court cases under Section 20 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969, with analysis carried out in a UKAS-accredited ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory. We also have extensive experience providing peace of mind DNA testing outside the courtroom for individuals seeking confirmation of biological family connections.

Paternity Testing While Pregnant: Is It Safe?

Published 25/01/2025

Determining paternity during pregnancy, or conducting a prenatal test, can provide peace of mind for expectant parents without having to wait an agonising 9 months—in fact the test can be done as early as 7-8 weeks into pregnancy. But, is it safe to get a paternity test while pregnant?

Enhanced Kinship Testing at Attolife - 646 Additional DNA Markers

Published 23/12/2024

AttoLife is proud to announce a groundbreaking advancement in our DNA testing capabilities: the introduction of 646 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers from the Rita microarray panel into our kinship testing services. This enhancement will complement our existing court-admissible, accredited Short Tandem Repeat (STR) markers, providing more accurate and conclusive results.