Scientists discover oldest known DNA and use it to reveal what life was like two million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.
The earlier Human Genome Project was hailed as a breakthrough, but it lacked eight percent of the human genome. Now, a group of about 100 scientists have totally processed the human genome and deciphered the DNA blueprint.
"The samples are a thousand times older than Viking remains, and even predate the existence of humans and Neanderthals," said a senior author of the study published after the discovery.
Authorities are waiting for court approval to put 26-year-old Austrian of Afghan descent into investigative custody.
Joseph James DeAngelo Jr, a former policeman and navy veteran, admits to being the notorious killer and rapist who stalked the state during the 1970s and 1980s.
The bodies of 39 people were found in a truck container in Grays, about 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of central London. British police are still trying to establish the identity of victims who in many cases lacked identity documents.
Collecting and storing the DNA of people simply detained and not tried or convicted of a crime could draw criticism from civil rights groups.
Researchers at Hacettepe University in Turkey's capital Ankara hope that their testing and analysis of 12,000 human skeletons will give them insights into human life going as far back as 10,400 BC.
The world's first baby has been born using a new "three-parent" fertility technique in Mexico. The baby boy has the usual DNA from his parents and a bit of genetic code from a female donor.
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