Scientists decode kiwifruit genome

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 19:40

Scientists have decoded the DNA sequence of the kiwifruit and found that the fruit has many genetic similarities between its 39,040 genes and other plant species, including potatoes and tomatoes.

Kiwifruit`s DNA reveals similarity to potatoes and tomatoes

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 12:39

A new study that decoded the DNA sequence of the kiwifruit has revealed that it has many genetic similarities between its 39,040 genes and other plant species, including potatoes and tomatoes.

DNA confirms Bulgarian Roma couple as Maria`s parents

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 21:46

DNA tests on Friday confirmed a Bulgarian Roma couple as the biological parents of Maria, a mystery blond girl whose discovery in a Greek Roma camp last week made global headlines.

Why every human face is different from the other

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 11:56

While it is well known that human face is as unique as a fingerprint and no one else looks exactly like you, researchers, who tried to find out what makes facial morphology so distinct, revealed that gene enhancers - regulatory sequences of DNA that act to turn-on or amplify the expression of a specific gene - are major players in craniofacial development.

Athens asks Interpol`s help to identify girl found in Roma camp

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 10:23

The Greek authorities have asked Interpol to help identify a little blonde girl found last week in a Roma camp in Greece, the cross-border police agency has said.

Truth be told, India is a minnow for Twitter

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 10:37

In the 234 pages of text that the company has filed, India doesn’t seem to exist as a market place of ideas or even revenue streams.

New DNA tests say head isn`t French King Henri IV

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 18:59

Three years ago, French researchers declared that a centuries-old mummified head was that of the beloved King Henri IV. But now a new study says, "Non!"

Paternity test issue offends Katie Price

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 10:19

Model Katie Price feels insulted when people want her husband Kieran Hayler to take a paternity test and prove that he fathered their newborn son Jett.

Parents finally accept baby girl after DNA report in Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 19:34

A baby girl here, who was abandoned by her mother, was finally accepted by her mother and father after a DNA report established her parentage, Rourkela Government Hospital sources said on Tuesday.

Soon, `3D printed` artificial organisms

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 18:40

Humans may soon be able to design and "print" synthetic organisms using the biological equivalent of a 3D printer, a leading scientist has predicted.

Bigfoot: New footage claims Sasquatch is real

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 11:34

Questions like ‘is Bigfoot real’ or ‘do you believe in the existence of Bigfoot’ have been asked for ages but as yet, no convincing proof of it has ever been presented.

India, US - A false partnership

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 11:12

Much has been made of the failure of relations between India and the United States to live up to the high expectations many had in the immediate aftermath of the nuclear agreement between the two nations in 2005.