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. ...
02 Jun, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
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....
29 May, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
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...
17 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
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...
11 May, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
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...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
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...
12 Nov, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
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...
18 Jun, 2025, 12.36 AM IST
'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...
14 Jun, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
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...
12 Jun, 2025, 10.27 PM IST
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...
07 Jun, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
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...
04 Jul, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
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...
13 May, 2018, 04.59 PM IST
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...
01 Jan, 2018, 01.06 PM IST
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.
21 Jan, 2015, 09.47 PM IST
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.
10 Sep, 2013, 03.20 PM IST
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...
17 Aug, 2013, 10.11 PM IST
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...
01 Jul, 2013, 06.58 PM IST