Readers like you keep news free for everyone.
More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.
For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.
Readers like you keep news free for everyone.
More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.
For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.
The analysis was used to identify tusks of elephants that were close relatives – parents and offspring, full siblings and half-siblings.
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund had invested €66m in the private genetics company acquired in a deal announced yesterday.
The farmer was shot dead in July 1991.
Dog owners will be asked to cooperate in allowing a sample of saliva to be taken from their dog.
Families of missing people have been informed of the find.
Maughan and his girlfriend Ana Varslavane disappeared five years ago.
Drew Harris said there is a “small risk” that some of these individuals have engaged in other crimes.
Hospitals and universities across Ireland are collaborating with Genuity Science due to, experts say, lack of a public project or strategy.
Expert familiar with such agreements cited issues with data access, exclusivity and intellectual property.
Ireland still has a chance to take control of genomics research – if it follows this advice.
The database is regarded as one of the State’s most important tools for fighting crime.
The Meath legend has been impressed with Galway’s switch to attacking football.
The case could have implications for the DNA databse in the Republic of Ireland.
A DNA expert told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court the blood matched that of the injured girl.
Dr Geoffrey Shannon’s Report on the Collection of Tuam Survivors’ DNA has been published today.
There were 33 male passengers whose bodies were never recovered and Gerry Kealy is working through the families to rule them out.
There have been renewed calls for a centralised database and repository as currently the State does not know how many unidentified remains there are.
Ireland’s DNA database holds 16,361 DNA profiles of suspected offenders and convicted offenders.
There was only ever one thing to do: excavate the site and DNA test the remains without delay, writes Adrienne Corless.
Gareth Hutch was shot dead in Dublin on the morning of 24 May 2016.
A team of scientists have contradicted an expert technical group over the remains
When one of the women ran away he caught her and began punching her repeatedly.
This week, UK scientists confirmed that the first modern Briton had dark skin and blue eyes.
The technique is being used to help prevent women passing on fatal genetic diseases to their children.
Gardaí have said they are determined to find out what happened to the baby boy.
But one is all we’re likely to get.
As we wait on a significant announcement from gardaí, we look back at the Kerry Babies case which rocked the country to its core – and became, perhaps, a catalyst for change.
A team of researchers made the discovery using DNA from a six-month-old Native American infant.
The report said it would be particularly difficult to identify “commingled remains” and the remains of children under two.
Joseph Reilly’s family have been searching for him for over 10 years to no avail.
Tommy Martin writes on the beleaguered organisation that became embroiled in further controversy this week.
Dali’s embalmed body had been exhumed in July to allow for a DNA paternity test.
Remains of 40% of the people who died in the attacks have yet to be identified.
The controversial process could help eradicate certain diseases.
Just over 72% of the embryos ended up being free of a heart disease-causing mutation.
A woman who claims to be his daughter has filed a paternity claim.
The isolate population in Mylopotamos live on a diet rich in animal fat.
The database has been in operation for 15 months.
Scott Van Zyl went missing during a hunting expedition last week.
This couldn’t have worked out better.