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A teenager who claims he is Diego Maradona’s lovechild has demanded the football great’s body be drug up for DNA tests to prove his case. Santiago Lara, 19, instructed his lawyer to make the appeal less than 24 hours after the Naples and Barcelona star was buried. Jose Nunez lodged a written request with a … Read more
DNA belonging to Denisovans – the ancient human ancestor – discovered in a Tibetan cave may be only 45,000 years old, scientists say. The ancient Denisovan mitochondrial DNA was recovered in sediments from Baishiya Karst Cave, a limestone cave at the northeast margin of the Tibetan Plateau, 3,280 meters above sea level. Samples indicate Denisovans … Read more
Contaminated water with the potential to damage human DNA could soon be released into the Pacific Ocean, Greenpeace claims. The utility company operating the tsunami-devastated nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, said last year it will run out of space to store massive quantities of it by 2022. This has added immense pressure on the … Read more
DNA – deoxyribonucleic acid – is widely known as the molecule found in the nucleus of all our cells that contains genetic information. It is shaped like a double-helix and made of small sections called nucleotides. Each nucleotide contains a nucleobase, a sugar, and a phosphate group. The sugar component in this particular molecule is … Read more
Evil hammer attack killer Michael Stone says he will take lie detector test over Lin and Meghan Russell murders – as long as Milly Dowler’s killer Levi Bellfield hands over his DNA Michael Stone will take lie detector test over Lin and Meghan Russell murders Hammer attack killer is demanding serial killer Levi Bellfield’s DNA … Read more
Tumble dryer lint can cause damage to the gills, liver and DNA of a popular species of mussel, according to a new study. UK scientists exposed the Mediterranean mussel (mytilus galloprovincialis), which is caught for human consumption, to different amounts of lint over seven days. Increasing the quantity of lint resulted in more abnormalities within … Read more
One of the most coveted and recognisable dogs, the labradoodle, may actually be a ‘monster,’ says the breed’s alleged progenitor. According to Wally Conron, an Australia native is often said to be the first person to breed the labradoodle —a cross between a poodle and a Labrador —the dog opened up a ‘Pandora’s Box.’ ‘I … Read more
For the first time scientists have successfully cloned a Przewalski’s horse, the world’s last remaining breed of truly wild horses. Named Kurt, the foal was born to a surrogate, a domestic mare, on August 6 at Timber Creek Veterinary in Canyon, Texas. His sire, a Przewalski stallion named Kuporovic, had DNA samples taken and preserved … Read more
A hiker came across a surprising sight in a remote area of the Italian Alps – the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat. With only half of its body sticking out of the ice, Hermann Oberlechner said the animal’s skin ‘looked like leather, completely hairless.’ Oberlechner had hiked six hours into the mountains, so an … Read more
DNA testing ‘can predict throat cancer up to eight YEARS’ in advance for patients with pre-cancerous condition that causes acid reflux, study finds Abnormal cells emerge at bottom of oesophagus in Barrett’s oesophagus Condition develops into cancer for one-in-five patients after it is diagnosed This leads to extensive treatment in case the cancer does appear … Read more