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Shopping for Short-Term Health Insurance
You can find information on short-term health insurance using all the same methods you would use to find standard health insurance: You can check with your state's insurance commission to receive a list of approved insurance providers for your state. You can also check with your existing insurance agent to see if he or she represents any companies that provide short-term insurance. You can contact companies you know offer health insurance in your state directly. Researching your insurance needs online at any one of a number of legitimate online insurance quote Web sites is also a good idea. Use sites like Insurelane.com or Monsterquote.com, portals that will direct you to other companies that provide the specific type of insurance for which you are looking.
DNA Fingerprinting
Test Overview
DNA fingerprinting is a test to identify and evaluate the genetic
information, called
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), of a person's cells. It
is called a "fingerprint" because it is very unlikely that any 2 people would
have exactly the same cellular information, in the same way that it is very
unlikely that any 2 people would have exactly the same physical fingerprint.
The test is used to determine whether a family relationship exists between two
people, to identify organisms causing a disease, and to solve crimes.
Only a small sample of cells is needed for DNA fingerprinting. A
drop of blood or the root of a hair contains enough DNA for testing. Semen,
hair, or skin scrapings are often used in criminal investigations. See an
illustration of
DNA
testing in a criminal investigation.
A person who has DNA fingerprinting done voluntarily usuall ...