Leonardo da Vinci mystery deepens after scientists find DNA on historic drawingResearchers have extracted DNA from materials connected to Leonardo da Vinci, which includes the Holy Child drawing and letters from his fa...
20 Jan, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Is the Y chromosome disappearing? Scientists reveal the new gene that could define future menThe human Y chromosome, responsible for male sex determination, has forfeited 97% of its ancestral genes over the past 300 million years. E...
09 Dec, 2025, 12.10 AM IST
Y chromosome disappearing, sperm counts & testosterone levels dropping: What studies are telling about men's healthScientists are expressing concerns about male reproductive health due to the Y chromosome's genetic material loss, potentially disappearing...
20 Jun, 2025, 09.46 AM IST
Why is it always the 'Orange Cat'? Scientists uncover the genetic secret that could prove they are freaks of natureScientists have uncovered a unique mutation on the X chromosome that gives orange cats their signature hue. This rare deletion, not found i...
24 May, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
Will men become extinct? Scientists warn the possibility is huge; cite this reasonScientists have warned that men may become extinct due to the deterioration of the Y chromosome, which is primarily found in testicles and ...
13 Nov, 2024, 01.38 AM IST
Y chromosome might be in decline, but men are here to stay; here’s whyThe Y chromosome, crucial for determining male sex in humans, is slowly disappearing, raising concerns about future male offspring. A recen...
28 Aug, 2024, 08.16 AM IST
What made Beethoven sick? Lock of legend's hair provides clues to his deathSince his death, scientists have long tried to piece together Beethoven's medical history.
23 Mar, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
The human Y chromosome may disappear in a few million years. A new sex gene may be the answerThis master sex gene was identified as SRY (sex region on the Y) in 1990.
07 Dec, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome, but a new sex gene discovery in spiny rats brings hope for humanityMost mammals have an X and Y chromosome similar to ours; an X with lots of genes, and a Y with SRY plus a few others. This system comes wit...
06 Dec, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
Is this the real-life Flintstones? Geneticists discover remains of a Neanderthal family in caves of SiberiaAmong the 13 Neanderthals discovered , five were children or pre-teens.
20 Oct, 2022, 11.03 AM IST
Happy Father’s Day: From biological sex, height to paternal obesity & cancers, here are things that your dad’s genes gift youThis Father’s Day, let's raise a toast to the legacy of Y chromosome since time immemorial.
17 Jun, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
- DNA tests confirm Vikings army let women lead
London, Sep 9 (IANS) In the Viking world, army was not confined to men, women too held higher ranks at the battlefield, scientists have con...
09 Sep, 2017, 05.22 PM IST
Modi government looks to US technology for increasing domestic cows, milk outputThe Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fishing last week also asked ICAR to create India’s own sex-sorted semen technology.
17 Jun, 2016, 02.54 AM IST
Consequences of Adam and Eve living in the same eraAdam was older than previously believed and sowed his wild oats roughly around the same time as his primeval female counterpart.
05 Aug, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Disappearance of chromosome may not result in the extinction of the gender
Male fears that they may be a doomed species have been allayed by new research that shows that the decay of Y chromosome DNA has stopped.
01 Mar, 2012, 07.18 AM IST
- Son's genes prove dead man top Tiger: Lanka
The reference material could have come from the DNA samples of Prabhakaran’s son Charles Antony, whose body the authorities claimed to have...
20 May, 2009, 02.36 AM IST
- Germanic invaders did not rule Britain by apartheid
A new analysis of British DNA has led geneticists to suggest that Germanic invaders may not have ruled Britain by apartheid.
23 Apr, 2008, 02.14 PM IST