DNA Bioscience is a DNA testing company offering a

DNA paternity testing DNA paternity testing is the use of DNA profiles to determine whether an individual is the biological parent of another individual. Paternity testing can be especially important when the rights and duties of the father are in issue and a child ...

service in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2003 and ended within two years. The company gained much press in 2005 when the UK politician

David Blunkett David Blunkett, Baron Blunkett, (born 6 June 1947) is a British Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2015, and previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough ...

bought shares in the company, shortly after which he became

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The secretary of state for work and pensions, also referred to as the work and pensions secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the business of the Department for Work and P ...

. He failed to declare his interest in the company, which ultimately led to his resignation from the Cabinet in November 2005.Antony Barnett and Tania Branigan
"DNA company that Blunkett backed heads for collapse"
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'', 9 December 2005 The company went into liquidation on 8 December 2005 and was bought by an American-based DNA testing laboratory."Debts force Blunkett DNA test company to halt trading
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'', 12 December 2005 (subscription needed)

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