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Florence Bell died unrecognised for her contributions to DNA science – decades on female researchers are still being sidelined

The gender disparity is apparent through men’s higher publication rates, and men’s dominant representation in academia research journal editorships.

23 November 2023, 08:26 IST

Florence Bell died unrecognised for her contributions to DNA science – decades on female researchers are still being sidelined

Florence Bell died unrecognised for her contributions to DNA science – decades on female researchers are still being sidelined

Florence Bell died unrecognised for her contributions to DNA science – decades on female researchers are still being sidelined

23 November 2023, 08:26 IST

Conducting DNA test on rape victim's child after adoption not right: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has said conducting a DNA test on the child of a rape victim after adoption would not be in the child's best interest.

16 November 2023, 09:34 IST

Conducting DNA test on rape victim's child after adoption not right: Bombay HC

Conducting DNA test on rape victim's child after adoption not right: Bombay HC

Conducting DNA test on rape victim's child after adoption not right: Bombay HC

16 November 2023, 09:34 IST

Hyderabad-based researchers develop new eDNA sequencing method to assess biodiversity

Researchers S Manu and Dr G Umapathy developed a lysis and PCR-free molecular approach to extract and read the genetic information encoded in free-floating environmental DNA (eDNA).

02 November 2023, 18:08 IST

Hyderabad-based researchers develop new eDNA sequencing method to assess biodiversity

Hyderabad-based researchers develop new eDNA sequencing method to assess biodiversity

Hyderabad-based researchers develop new eDNA sequencing method to assess biodiversity

02 November 2023, 18:08 IST

Odisha ‘baby swap’ case: DNA samples of mother, newborn girl collected to ascertain parenthood

A DNA test is conducted to decide, among others, whether an individual is a biological child of another.

02 October 2023, 16:20 IST

Odisha ‘baby swap’ case: DNA samples of mother, newborn girl collected to ascertain parenthood

Odisha ‘baby swap’ case: DNA samples of mother, newborn girl collected to ascertain parenthood

Odisha ‘baby swap’ case: DNA samples of mother, newborn girl collected to ascertain parenthood

02 October 2023, 16:20 IST

Wild animals leave DNA on plants, making them easier to track – here’s what scientists found in a Ugandan rainforest

Recent research has shown that vertebrates leave their DNA in the environment, both as airborne particles and on vegetation. This offers a useful new way to monitor species.

20 September 2023, 07:23 IST

Wild animals leave DNA on plants, making them easier to track – here’s what scientists found in a Ugandan rainforest

Wild animals leave DNA on plants, making them easier to track – here’s what scientists found in a Ugandan rainforest

Wild animals leave DNA on plants, making them easier to track – here’s what scientists found in a Ugandan rainforest

20 September 2023, 07:23 IST

Study finds thousands of living descendants of slaves

The analysis provided a new method to reconstruct the life histories of people omitted from written records and identify their present-day relatives.

05 August 2023, 16:52 IST

DNA study links ancestral ties of living people with enslaved, free African Americans in US

DNA study links ancestral ties of living people with enslaved, free African Americans in US

Study finds thousands of living descendants of slaves

05 August 2023, 16:52 IST

Odisha starts DNA sampling of unidentified bodies

Of the 278 dead persons, 177 bodies have been identified while another 101 need to be identified and handed over to their families

06 June 2023, 07:16 IST

Train accident: Over 100 bodies await identification, Odisha starts DNA sampling

Train accident: Over 100 bodies await identification, Odisha starts DNA sampling

Odisha starts DNA sampling of unidentified bodies

06 June 2023, 07:16 IST

New privacy threat? Scientists worried about DNA tool

A new technique can glean a huge amount of information from tiny samples of environmental DNA, or eDNA, that humans and animals leave behind everywhere

15 May 2023, 17:31 IST

New threat to privacy? Scientists sound alarm about DNA tool

New threat to privacy? Scientists sound alarm about DNA tool

New privacy threat? Scientists worried about DNA tool

15 May 2023, 17:31 IST

Human pangenome unveils 'new age of genetic diagnosis'

The announcement was hailed by researchers as a major scientific milestone that 'heralds a new age of genetic diagnosis'

10 May 2023, 17:30 IST

Human pangenome ushers in 'new age of genetic diagnosis'

Human pangenome ushers in 'new age of genetic diagnosis'

Human pangenome unveils 'new age of genetic diagnosis'

10 May 2023, 17:30 IST

Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s role in DNA discovery

'We should be thinking of Rosalind Franklin, not as the victim of DNA, but as an equal contributor and collaborator to the structure', a historian of medicine said

01 May 2023, 07:26 IST

Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s role in DNA discovery, 70 years on

Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s role in DNA discovery, 70 years on

Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s role in DNA discovery

01 May 2023, 07:26 IST