Lazarus DNA – Experts in Highly Degraded DNA

The funeral home is your last chance to preserve DNA

The death of a loved one has traditionally meant the loss of family history. Memories fade and so does important information such as genealogical heritage and medical history. Questions of “where do we come from” and “what diseases did we inherit in our genes” will be asked many generations from now.

DNA provides important and relevant information of a family’s genealogical and medical history.

Lazarus provides a family the last opportunity to collect the treasure of their deceased loved ones DNA; information for generations to come.

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.

Post Mortem DNA is very challenging and takes specialized expertise to process and test.

Most major ancestry testing companies can not process post mortem DNA making this not an option for deceased persons. Lazarus DNA can clean and process post mortem DNA so it can be tested for ancestry purposes.

Why Preserve DNA ?

Ancestry

Post Mortem DNA can not be tested by most major ancestry companies. DNA Memorial can process and treat the Post Mortem DNA to be run on the major ancestry platforms. Living DNA and Family Tree DNA both accept DNA treated by Lazarus DNA.

Keepsakes

A unique celebration of life. All Keepsakes are handcrafted with the DNA incorporated right into the product and come with the DNA storage vial for testing.

Genetic Testing

Post Mortem DNA testing is very complicated and can only be performed by specialized laboratories. Lazarus DNA has the ability to facilitate any range of accredited DNA testing needed on the deceased even in cases of extreme decomposition.

New Technology

For the first time and with the power of Lazarus DNA’s patented room temperature storage method, DNA can now be stored at home or incorporated into products.

Generational DNA Library

Saving the DNA of family members over generations allows doctors to not only predict if a person will get a disease, but also approximately when, which is an incredibly powerful tool for saving lives.

Personalized Medicine

Doctors can use DNA testing to assess the probability of risk of certain genetic diseases, Many cancers can now be identified as a high risk, ensuring regular checkups, which will lead to possibly identifying the cancer in its early stages.

We believe that families should be
provided information to make educated funeral decisions.

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.

“DNA allows heirs the opportunity to track, diagnose and prevent everything from simple skin disorders to terminal cancer. The more familial DNA that is preserved, the more doctors have to work with in genetic medicine. A family’s genetic legacy is valuable in this era of genetics.

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