DNA
Bioscience provide paternity testing and other DNA relationship testing
to the residents of Preston and the surrounding area. As we have dealt
with a number of customers from Preston we wanted to also take the
opportunity of providing information about this city.
On the River Ribble, Preston grew near the site of a Roman fort
and received its first charter in 1179. As a market centre, it became
known for its wool and linen weaving and its cotton mills. It was the
site of the Lancashire Royalist headquarters during the English Civil
Wars. The Royalists were defeated there by Oliver Cromwell in 1648.
Despite the decline of the cotton textile industry, the economy has
remained strong through diversification, and it produces aircraft and
motor vehicles.
