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How Lucknow’s DNA lab is decoding Indian cheetah’s genetic history from 200-yr-old samples

For the first time in the world, BSIP and ZSI are attempting to sequence the whole nuclear genome of this extinct Indian big cat.

DNA test confirms Umar Un Nabi drove explosive-laden car that blew up outside Red Fort Metro station

DNA sample from body part retrieved from the car at the blast site matched with that of his mother, confirms a police officer.

It’s official: New object zipping through our solar system is the 3rd known interstellar visitor

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Where no humanoid has gone before: Italian scientists develop world’s first flying robot

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Clinging to memories & awaiting closure, 2 families wait for bodies of loved ones lost in Air India crash

UK citizens Syed Javed Ali, his wife & 2 kids had come to India to celebrate Eid. Portuguese nationals Devji Lacmane & Vanita Cana were visiting to attend Kumbh & for medical treatment.

3 days after Air India crash, ex-CM Vijay Rupani’s DNA matched, body to be handed over to family today

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel personally visited the Gandhinagar residence of former CM Rupani to meet his family. Rupani was among 241 victims on the London-bound flight.

32 DNA samples matched, 14 bodies handed over to families of Air India crash victims

Process of handing over bodies after DNA testing started Saturday. Civil Hospital Ahmedabad has also ordered coffins in bulk, which have begun arriving in batches at its mortuary complex.

Extreme heat can destroy DNA in tissue, blood. How forensic teams will recover it from Air India crash site

At crash sites, experts look for bone samples. That said, due to the impact, chances are high that the samples can get mixed up, which makes profiling tougher

Air India crash: Inside Ahmedabad hospital morgue, bodies await DNA ID as doctors race against heat, time

All of Ahmedabad’s morgues combined don’t have enough space to store the bodies, it is learnt. Cold storage is available only at a few hospitals, and in limited capacity.

Ancient human DNA is like a ‘time machine’. Geneticist David Reich unpacks how it affects modern man

Reich’s latest work has unlocked origins of the Indo-European family of languages. DNA evidence shows that these 'linguistic pioneers' came from current-day Russia 6,500 years ago.

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The Social Stock Exchange is India’s answer to inequality

Making the Social Stock Exchange succeed is not optional; it is a dharmic obligation to the millions of Indians whose lives remain outside the reach of ordinary markets.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.