Last year, Jaume Pellicer led a team of fellow scientists into a forest on Grande Terre, an island east of Australia. They were in search of a fern called Tmesipteris oblanceolata. Standing just a few inches tall, it was not easy to find on the forest floor. “It doesn’t catch the eye,” said Pellicer, who … Read more
OAKLEY — A man who authorities say is the primary suspect in the kidnapping and rape of a girl more than 20 years ago has been arrested and was in custody Tuesday in Contra Costa County, authorities said. Two Oakley police detectives with help from the U.S. Marshals Service, Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) police and the … Read more
New Delhi: Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair holds the key to the puzzle that was his host of ailments, hearing loss, and early death. Nearly 200 years after his death, scientists have identified dangerously high levels of lead in two locks of hair. The German composer’s penchant for cheap wine sweetened with lead could have led … Read more
Bengaluru: DNA damage in the brain and its subsequent repair helps cement long-term memories, a new American study conducted on adult mice has found. The peer-reviewed study, conducted by scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and published in the journal Nature on 27 March, shows that when long-term memory forms, … Read more
Bengaluru: Scientists have sequenced and analysed the largest genome set yet from South Asia to trace the ancestry of Indians. According to their preprint study, ancestral populations of local hunter-gatherers, Middle Eastern farmers, and Central Asian herders have contributed much more to the genetic makeup of India than ancestral African populations. The study also traced the … Read more
For years, Kirishima had been going under the name Hiroshi Uchida. A DNA test has confirmed that a 70-year-old man who claimed to be one of Japan’s most wanted criminals was telling the truth. According to the BBC, Satoshi Kirishima made his confession on his hospital deathbed last month. “I want to meet my death … Read more
New Delhi: India is on track to make history in space with the Gaganyaan mission, but it achieved another milestone Tuesday. The Department of Biotechnology announced the completion of the Genome India Project — the largest initiative to conduct sequencing of 10,000 genomes of the Indian population. With gene samples of over 99 ethnic groups … Read more
Forensic genealogy is still in the research and development phase, and while its value is clear for solving crime, the ethics debate over its use has a long way to go, says an expert in the field. “Genealogy has taken on a life of its own and we’re catching up,” Nicole Novroski, an assistant professor … Read more
By Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago. The findings come from a huge project to compare modern DNA with that … Read more
The new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Jan. 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. The mission, called Cert-1, also carried on board the cremated remains of hundreds of people. GREGG NEWTON/AFP via Getty Images Michael Lampton … Read more