DNA Bioscience is a

DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (; DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix. The polymer carries genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth and reproduction of al ...

testing company offering a

DNA paternity testing DNA paternity testing uses DNA profiling, DNA profiles to determine whether an individual is the biology, biological parent of another individual. Paternity testing can be essential when the rights and duties of the father are in issue, and a ch ...

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 politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Employment from 1997 to 2001, Home Secretary from 2001 to 2004 and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2005. ...

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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