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Hitler 'had Jewish and African roots', DNA tests show

Hitler 'had Jewish and African roots', DNA tests show

Adolf Hitler is likely to have had Jewish and African roots, DNA tests have shown. Saliva samples taken from 39 relat...

Hitler 'had Jewish and African roots', DNA tests show

Scientists find sea sponges share human genes

Scientists find sea sponges share human genes

Mankind may be descended from apes but Australian scientists have found proof of links much closer to the sea floor, ...

Scientists find sea sponges share human genes

Girl frozen in time may hold key to ageing

Girl frozen in time may hold key to ageing

Scientists are hoping to gain new insights into the mysteries of ageing by sequencing the genome of a 17-year-old gir...

Girl frozen in time may hold key to ageing

Men more different from chimps than women, say boffins

Men more different from chimps than women, say boffins

In genetic terms, as everyone but religious extremists acknowledges, human beings are in general very similar indeed ...

Men more different from chimps than women, say boffins
 


Opinion & Blogs
Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list'
Secret panel can put Americans on "ki...

American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by...