DNA provides important and relevant information of a family’s genealogical and medical history.
Through funeral homes we collect your loved one’s DNA and our proprietary process that allows for room temperature storage indefinitely.
DNA will begin to degrade as soon as a person dies and must be specially treated or it will basically decompose and become useless.
Making funeral arrangements for a deceased loved one is emotional and decisions are even more difficult when coupled with grief. Death is final; and some of the decisions made during funeral arrangements have long term impact. If your loved one has not collected their own DNA sample prior to death, the decision importance factor is elevated prior to final disposition.
Many people are choosing cremation for final disposition for many reasons from cost to convenience. Understanding that the cremation process is irreversible and all genealogical and medical DNA are destroyed by the cremation process is extremely important facts of information. Cremated remains contain no DNA. Equally, once a person is buried, disinterment is very expensive costing thousands of dollars.
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