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A frozen Arctic grave held its secret for 181 years until DNA revealed four more sailors from Franklin's doomed expeditionDNA science is finally putting names to the lost crew of the 1845 Franklin expedition. A recent study identified four more sailors, bringin...
Severed hand, charred bodies: Year after AI crash, forensic scientist recalls horrorA year after the AI-171 crash, forensic scientists worked tirelessly to identify victims. They sifted through biological samples and shatte...
In 2024, scientists studied a 52,000-year-old mammoth, and found something ancient DNA was never expected to keepA remarkably preserved Siberian woolly mammoth, dating back 52,000 years, has yielded an astonishing discovery: fossilized chromosomes. Thi...
Ancient DNA from forgotten colonial graveyard just linked 1.3 million living Americans to Maryland's earliest settlersResearchers have used ancient DNA to connect over 1.3 million living Americans to forgotten 17th-century English and Irish settlers of St. ...
Goodbye to the Dragon Man mystery: Ancient proteins suggest the skull belonged to a DenisovanScientists have uncovered new molecular evidence. This evidence indicates the Harbin cranium fossil, known as 'Dragon Man', is a Denisovan....
In 1983, Kary Mullis imagined copying DNA while driving through California at night: the idea transformed modern genetics foreverWhile cruising through the scenic highways of California, a visionary scientist named Kary Mullis stumbled upon an extraordinary concept th...
Where native rats disappear, something far more dangerous takes overMadagascar's unique wildlife faces a threat from invasive black rats. These newcomers are pushing out native tufted-tailed rats from degrad...
Ontario police crack the mystery of Sudbury woman missing for almost 50 years through DNA technology, everything you need to know about the identified victimPamela Harvey, a Sudbury woman missing since 1978, has finally been identified. Her remains, found in Quebec in 1979, were confirmed as her...
Red Fort car blast: AIIMS forensic lab gets DNA samples of Pulwama suspect's kin, to carry out further investigationsDNA samples from the mother and brother of Dr Umar Nabi, a suspect in the Delhi blast, have been collected. These samples will be matched w...
United in Death: Couple killed in Air India plane crash identified as 98th and 99th DNA matchesMiten and Heman Patel, who travelled from London to Ahmedabad, submitted DNA samples to identify their parents, Ashok and Shobhna Patel—vic...
'I will pay Rs 2 crore to them if they can bring back my father': Air India plane crash victim’s daughter saysFollowing the Air India plane crash, a grieving daughter's emotional plea went viral, highlighting the immense pain of the victims' familie...
How will the Ahmedabad plane crash victims be identified as families await answers amid tragic aftermath?In the wake of the Ahmedabad plane crash that killed hundreds, authorities have begun the complex process of identifying victims through DN...
Odisha train accident: DNA samples sent to AIIMS Delhi for identification of deceasedBhubaneshwar Municipal Corporation has said it will send 30 DNA samples collected from visitors to AIIMS in New Delhi. The Additional Commi...
DNA Profiling Bill to be discussed by Narendra Modi government tomorrowThe draft bill also states that all DNA data including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only be used for identification of the p...
DNA data banks to be set up at national, state level to store DNA profilesThe draft bill also states that all DNA data including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only be used for identification of the p...
Astronauts identify unknown microbes in space for first timeThe ability to identify microbes in space could aid in the ability to diagnose and treat astronaut ailments in real time, as well as assist...
Human DNA Profiling Bill likely in Budget session: Centre to SC"Earnest endeavours are being made by the government for introduction of the Bill in 2015 Budget Session of the Parliament...," it said.
Uttarakhand floods:Police seek DNA samples of kin of missing personsAbout 80 people from Andhra Pradesh are believed to be missing following the heavy floods in Uttarakhand in June.
INS Sindhurakshak: blood samples of relatives being collectedThe Navy medical authorities have started collecting blood samples of family members of the 18 personnel who were on board INS Sindhuraksha...
Chopper crash: DNA analysis of remains of 7 victims overCDFD here has identified the bodies of seven ITBP/NDRF personnel who died when their helicopter crashed during a rescue mission in Uttarakh...