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Orchid Cellmark 635 Columbia St Contact: Jennifer Clay Heritage ID by Orchid Cellmark is a unique service for individuals and families to preserve their own DNA or that of their relatives for potential future use to resolve estate matters, to establish lineage or ancestry for genealogical purposes or for tracking genetically inherited diseases for medical purposes. The sample is collected by the funeral home using a cotton-tipped applicator and sent to Orchid Cellmark for analysis. The final product is a Heritage ID card that contains the person's unique DNA profile and a sample of DNA in an attractive Lucite holder. This service is a vailable for funeral homes as a revenue-generating opportunity and in keeping with the industry trend towards memorialization. This service is easy to implement and even easier to administer. Call 1-800-DNA-TEST for more information on becoming an Orchid Cellmark partner. |