We sequenced the oldest ever DNA, from million-year-old mammoths

About a million years ago, there was a known species of mammoth inhabiting Siberia. This was thought to be the ancestor of later species, but was it?

Father of Indian DNA fingerprinting passes away

He was known for his DNA study of Indian population, especially the one conducted on the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Genes might be useful while treating kidney diseases

New study shows how genetic testing could be used to personalise diagnosis and manage kidney disease

DNA sequencing of brown trout to improve conservation: Scientists

The salmonid species' superpowers made them one of the first to recolonise previously frozen freshwater areas from the sea at the end of the last …

Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants

When an organism replicates, it makes a copy of its entire genome to pass on to its offspring. Sometimes errors in the copying process can lead …

Say hello to hachimoji: Scientists just doubled the genetic alphabet

Research results hold potential to look for different forms of life existing elsewhere in the universe

The ‘weird’ male Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced. Can we now understand how it works & how it evolved?

Y chromosome bears genes that determine maleness and make sperm — but it’s also small and seriously weird

Fighting rhino poaching in India, CSI-style

A tool developed in South Africa could help catch poachers in India

In-depth: What ails India’s coronavirus genome sequencing system

The country sequenced only 0.2% samples till date, one of the lowest in the world

Genetic secrets of peanut varieties unveiled

Scientists found that its sequence was comparable in size to that of the human genome

A nobel indictment of gene patenting

Legendary scientist James Watson files court brief against lunacy of gene patents