DNA
- Delhi
Mehrauli murder accused confesses to chopping victim’s body in 10 hrs
New Delhi: Aftab Ameen Poonawalla has confessed to investigators that it took him 10 hours to chop his live-in partner’s body into 35 different pieces and that he had burnt her face…
- Telangana
SC declines Telangana HC’s order allowing DNA testing of two children
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has quashed the order of the Telangana High Court allowing DNA testing to determine the paternity of two children in a matrimonial dispute by stating that it…
- Lifestyle
Strict parenting may hard-wire depression risk into child’s DNA
London: Parents, take note. If you are very strict with your child, then you need to stop, as a new study has found that tough parenting can alter how the body reads…
- Health
Large-scale DNA study reveals genetic links to height
Washington: Researchers have identified over 12,000 genetic variants that influence a person’s height.The 12,111 variants, which cluster around parts of the genome associated with skeletal growth, provide a powerful genetic predictor for…
- Lifestyle
Researchers find DNA linked with physically active lifestyle
Stockholm : Researchers from Uppsala University identified DNA regions connected with physical activity or leisure screen usage in a big worldwide investigation. The findings show the benefits of physical activity for health…
- World
China gathering DNA samples across Tibet including from kindergarten children
Taipei: Chinese authorities have been gathering DNA samples across Tibet, including from kindergarten children without the apparent consent of their parents, Human Rights Watch has said, The Guardian reported. In a new…
- India
Azad’s DNA has been ‘Modi-fied’: Cong’s Jairam Ramesh takes dig at former colleague
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Hitting back at Ghulam Nabi Azad over his criticism of the party leadership, the Congress on Friday linked his resignation to the end of his Rajya Sabha…
- Politics
BJP again attacks Nitish’s ‘political DNA’, Tejashwi hits back
Patna: Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council Samrat Chaudhary, in controversial remarks in the upper house on Thursday, said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “political NDA is bad”. The BJP lawmaker…
- Telangana
Telangana: Court permits cops to move rape victim, accused together
Hyderabad: In an unusual incident a local court in Vikarabad granted permission to the Kodangal police to take a rape accused and victim for DNA testing in the same vehicle. The Vikarabad…
- India
UP: DNA test gets man arrested for rape committed in 1994
Shahjahanpur: A man was arrested 28 years after he allegedly raped a minor girl when his DNA matched with the boy born as a result of the crime, police said on Wednesday.…
- Hyderabad
Jubilee Hills gang rape case: MLA’s son released on bail
Hyderabad: The MLA’s son accused of outraging the modesty of a girl in the sensational Jubilee Hills gang-rape case was released on bail on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Juvenile Justice Board granted…
- India
Cannot order DNA testing of child in rape case just at the drop of hat: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order DNA testing of a child born to a minor after she was allegedly raped, saying the identity of the child’s father is…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad gang rape: DNA samples to be collected from accused for testing
Hyderabad: DNA samples will be collected from the accused in Jubilee Hills gang rape case and sent to the forensic lab for analysis, Hyderabad police said on Monday. The city police, which…
- Science
After 22 years, scientists have fully sequenced human genome
New York: A large international team led by the US National Institutes of Health has completed the DNA sequence of all protein-coding genes in the human genome, about two decades after starting…
- Health
Can genetic testing help evaluate risk of heart disease
New York: US researchers have launched a clinical trial in which genetic testing is used to identify men and women at risk of developing heart disease based on the makeup of their…
