Smell Poo found in an Austrian mine shows we ate blue cheese 2,700 years ago Having analysed the DNA in the preserved excrement, scientists were surprised to find Europeans were making blue cheese nearly 3,000 years ago. 14/10/2021
Spain Spanish woman sues after DNA test reveals baby swap mistake The error was only realised after a DNA test revealed that one of the women was not the daughter of her presumed parents. 08/09/2021
Home Tel Aviv plans to have a dog DNA register to clear up its poo problem The Israeli city says its dog owners abandon 500 kg of mess on pavements every month. Now they're looking for a high-tech solution. 16/07/2021
Green News New tech could prevent biodiversity crisis using DNA analysis The solution uses traces of genetic material in water samples to map species. 18/06/2021
world news Researchers want to fight mass extinction by analysing DNA Mapping biodiversity using DNA collected from rivers and wetlands around the world hopes to monitor the different species from bacteria to blue whales. 17/06/2021
Good Morning Europe Italy? Spain? Poland? DNA tests probe Christopher Columbus' origins The voyages of Christopher Columbus helped Europeans discover America, but the famous explorer’s own origins have long been a matter of controversy. But now scientists are hoping to shed light on them thanks to the latest advances in genetic technology. 26/05/2021
Spain Basque people 'have genetic continuity stretching back to Iron Age' The study found no "influences from North Africa" in the Basque region, which, on the contrary, "are appreciated in most populations of the Iberian Peninsula". 08/04/2021
Germany Own wurst enemy: Burglar's sausage bite helps police finally trace him German police say they have solved a nine-year-old burglary using DNA on a half-eaten piece of sausage. 11/03/2021
world news Aid workers' sexual misconduct unveiled by researchers using DNA Foreign aid workers who fathered children abroad are being revealed by using publicly available DNA databases. Test cases in the Philippines found men from Australia, Canada, the US and Britain had fathered children in the country while doing foreign aid work. 05/01/2021
World Mateus Webba Da Silva: the Angolan expert breaking ground in DNA research Mateus Webba Da Silva is an international scientist and DNA expert who 26/10/2020
Good Morning Europe New gene research aims to identify those most at risk from COVID-19 A new genetic research project aims to identify and ultimately protect those most at risk from the current and potential future waves of COVID-19 14/05/2020
Good Morning Europe Belgium's ex-king Albert II admits he fathered a love child The former monarch has acknowledged he is the biological father of artist Delphine Boël, whose paternity claim he has been battling for years. 28/01/2020
USA Police searched years for a serial rapist, then found a suspect among their past recruits "Had he not attempted to join the ranks of the Clayton County Police department, it's questionable as to when we would have apprehended him," police said. 29/08/2019
Belgium Ex-king of Belgium faces fine or love child DNA paternity test This Belgian drama started in 1999, when an unauthorised biography of the King's wife published allegations that the king had fathered an illegitimate child. 16/05/2019
Netherlands DNA ‘confirms’ fertility doctor used own sperm to father 49 children DNA tests have confirmed the ex-chief of a Dutch sperm bank is the biological father of 49 children, it’s been claimed. 13/04/2019
USA DNA pioneer stripped of honorary tiles over racist comments Dr. James Watson told a recenty-aired PBS documentary that genes can cause a difference on average between blacks and whites in IQ tests. 13/01/2019
Greece Greece fire: DNA testing is the only way to identify people The only way bodies can be identified is through DNA testing and dental records because people are so badly burnt beyond recognition. It's distressing for everyone 27/07/2018
USA New blood diopsy test could herald new age in cancer treatment Doctors are excited at early results of test that could mean widespread early screening, detection and treatment of 10 cancers, significantly impacting survival rates, and slashing health costs. 01/06/2018
United Kingdom Cheddar Man shows white skin could be a recent phenomenon Tests conducted on the skeleton of an ancient human ancestor who lived in England show he had "dark to black" skin, researchers said. 07/02/2018
Spain Salvador Dali: DNA test proves woman is not artist’s daughter A Spanish woman who believed she was the daughter of Salvador Dali has lost her decade-long battle to prove she is the Spanish surrealist’s only child and heir. 06/09/2017
Spain Dali is not the Daddy, says DNA A Spanish woman who claims she is the daughter of Salvador Dali is in fact not, acccording to a DNA test. María Pilar Abel Martínez claims her 06/09/2017
Destinations Five futuristic trends shaping tourism Innovative ideas and projects shaping the future of globe-trotting. 15/08/2017
world news Genetic breakthrough could cure hereditary disorders Scientists have moved a step closer to curing hereditary disorders by safely repairing a gene in a human embryo. A joint team from The United States and South Korea allowed embryos to develop for five days and succeeded in normalizing a mutant gene. 03/08/2017
Spain Salvador Dali's intact moustache Salvador Dali's body has been exhumed for DNA samples to settle a paternity case - and in a typically surrrealist twist his moustache was found to be intact. 21/07/2017
Spain Salvador Dali's body exhumed for DNA tests to settle a paternity claim DNA samples have been taken from the body of Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali to try to settle a paternity claim. 21/07/2017
Germany German police find DNA of neo-Nazi cell member on girl's remains Police in Germany say they have recovered DNA from the recently discovered remains of a girl who disappeared 15 years ago, claiming it matches that of a dead member of a neo-Nazi terror… 14/10/2016
