Most of us can broadly trace our ancestral roots to a country or general region on the planet. But a new DNA test can locate where your relatives lived over 1,000 years ago, and in some cases, even pinpoint the specific village or island your ancestors came from. The new DNA test was over 80 percent successful in tracing people from around the world back to their ancestral origins. Such knowledge could help improve personalized medicine, forensic science and research pertaining to ancestral origins of different human populations. Eran Elhaik of the University of Sheffield andTatiana Tatarinova from the University of Southern California invented the Geographic Population Structure (GPS) test, which works by scanning a persons DNA for parts that were formed as a result of two ancestors from disparate populations having children: for example, a Viking and Briton falling in love after Vikings invaded Britain in the 11th century. Once a mixed DNA signature is detected, it is compared with reference data from people around the world that havent moved for hundreds of years. Finally, a computer program calculates how close to these populations a persons ancestors lived and pinpoints a location. Elhaik applied the GPS test to roughly … Continue reading →

Our list of 30 young turks, aged 30 and below, is one that highlights the immense talent pool this city has! The Power of Youth is what dna always believes in. We marked this belief with our annual initiative 'dna Shadow Editorial Board'a group of aspiring journalists from Mumbai colleges work closely with our editorial team.We now bring to you 'dna Young Turks'. The hunt for 30 Mumbai-based achievers, aged 30 and below. What seemed like a cakewalk conceptually, turned out to be a massive exercise. It was not easy to prune down to 30 names from an exhaustive nomination list. Frankly, it galvanised the believer in us. Casting the net Mumbai has always been agile and abuzz with action and that is known to many: some youngsters are raking in the moolah thanks to their smart ideas, others are giving back to society in their own way. And in every possible manner, every single name is making a difference in the city and, on a wider perspective, in the country. We had to chalk out the best from the first-scratch list of 1,400 names. These were nominations given by the dna newsroom, the After Hrs team and industry insiders. … Continue reading →

1. To participate in the dna of young turks twitter contest, the participant should follow @dna and tweet about the quotients which can define someone as dna Young Turk using #dnaofyoungturks on 2nd May between 11AM to 6PM. Entries received before or after the mentioned time frame shall be rejected. No correspondence shall be entertained in this regard. 2. By participating in dna of young turks contest, all participants agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the contest. 3. Participants can send multiple entries on twitter. Only entries from Indians residing in India will be considered for winning in the contest. 4. Winners will be decided at sole discretion of dna. 5. The names of the winners will be announced on Twitter and winners will be communicated by direct message &/or email by dna 6. Prizes should be collected from the dna office (address will be communicated by direct message on twitter &/or email) 7. Prizes will be given within 30 days from the winners being announced 8. At the time of collecting their prizes, all winners should submit a valid Photocopy of: Photo Identity Proof (e.g. License, Voting Card, Ration Card, Aadhar Card etc), Address Proof, PAN … Continue reading →