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A group of scientists extracted the DNA from the remains of 10,000 individuals from archaeological excavations across Europe and the Middle East. The study, published in Nature on April 15, 2026, shed unprecedented light on human evolution. Illustrative: Archeologists in an ancient cemetery with dozens of skeletons in Florence, Italy, on February 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Francesco Bellini)
April 24, 2026, 8:35 am
New secrets of human evolution unlocked in study of ancient DNA from Europe and Near East
Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years, including variants linked to celiac disease and multiple sclerosis
By Rossella Tercatin
Undated image made available by the National Human Genome Research Institute shows the output from a DNA sequencer. (NHGRI via AP, File)
November 20, 2025, 11:56 pm
ChatGPT for genetics: Nvidia, Sheba join forces on AI engine for personalized medicine
Scientists say the AI research engine will be able to decode the majority of the human genome that remains obscure, opening the door to new drug discovery and personalized medicine
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A police car is seen near a crime scene in Jerusalem, March 6, 2024. (Israel Police)
October 14, 2024, 7:16 pm
Man convicted of abducting and raping woman 15 years ago
Elhai Nidam broke into victim’s car and forced her into Ra’anana orchard where he assaulted her, court finds, based on 2nd-ever use of unique DNA technology
By ToI Staff
A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters on February 1, 2024, in Sunnyvale, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)
September 18, 2024, 6:42 am
23andMe agrees to $30m settlement over data breach targeting Jewish and Chinese users
Genetic testing company settles with plaintiffs over breach that was revealed when hacker published link to database labeled ‘ashkenazi DNA Data of Celebrities’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Shalom Korai poses for a picture with members of his extended family just after he met them in person for the first time on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in North Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
July 12, 2024, 6:37 am
Holocaust survivor who never met any family finds cousins through DNA testing
Saved from the streets of Warsaw in 1943, Shalom Korai had long accepted that he had no relatives, until a sample submitted to MyHeritage matched that of a woman in South Carolina
By Jeffrey Collins
23andMe headquarters in Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, California, July 26, 2020. (Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com)
January 31, 2024, 6:01 pm
23andMe faces lawsuit as hackers sell information on users with Jewish heritage
DNA testing company 23andMe blames users’ recycled passwords for data breach that affected 6.9 million accounts; August lawsuit indicates other companies may be implicated
By Ariella Oldfield
Prof. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal assisting with DNA extraction and amplification at the National Center of Forensic Medicine (Abu Kabir), November 2023. (Courtesy)
December 11, 2023, 2:32 am
Expert in ancient DNA and wildlife forensics helps identify Oct. 7 massacre victims
Hebrew University Prof. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal uses her knowledge of difficult DNA extraction and physical anthropology as she volunteers at Abu Kabir
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Charred bone shards are all that remain of some of the victims of the mass murderous attack by Hamas on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023. Scientists and anthropologists examine and try to extract DNA from them for identification purposes at the National Center of Forensic Medicine (Abu Kabir) in Jaffa, October 16, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 17, 2023, 4:08 pm
Foreign media given unprecedented access to forensic institute to witness atrocities
Staff at Abu Kabir work 24/7 along with colleagues in IDF and police to identify victims of mass butchery by Hamas terrorists; in some cases identification likely impossible
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Children at sunset (Vitold Muratov, via Wikimedia Commons)
March 30, 2023, 12:17 pm
Study points to coding DNA variants as cause for childhood onset schizophrenia
Israeli research finds that some children with this rare mental illness carry genetic mutations previously found in people with language, learning, and developmental challenges
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The original locks of Ludwig van Beethoven are presented at the Beethoven Haus in Bonn, Germany, that were used to sequence the genome of the world famous composer by an international team of researchers led by Cambridge University, March 21, 2023 (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
March 23, 2023, 1:19 pm
DNA analysis of Beethoven’s hair gives clues to his death
Researchers say liver failure likely cause of death, brought about by number of factors including alcohol consumption; child from extramarital relationship in direct paternal line
By Chris Lefkow
This illustration provided by researchers depicts Kap Kobenhavn, Greenland, two million years ago, when the temperature was significantly warmer than northernmost Greenland today. (Beth Zaiken via AP)
December 8, 2022, 2:17 am
Oldest-ever extracted DNA reveals life in Greenland two million years ago
Scientists find 41 fragments of hereditary material in sediment that was preserved due to freezing climate, giving researchers more information about the adaptability of species
By Camille BAS-WOHLERT
Illustrative image: artist's depiction of cells with X and Y chromosomes (frentusha via iStock by Getty Images)
November 29, 2022, 2:22 pm
In world first, Israeli lab derives male and female stem cells from same person
Using cells identical in genetic composition, but not in gender, scientists hope to be better able to understand how drugs affect men and women differently
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: cancer cells against a backdrop of DNA (Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen via iStock by Getty Images)
November 11, 2022, 1:32 pm
Israeli hospital: New tech gave instant DNA info on tumors, jump-starts treatment
Sourasky Medical Center says AI platform under trial delivered accurate genomic analysis data for 2 brain cancer patients, cutting down days of waiting to start treatment
By Nathan Jeffay
From left to right: Genealogist Genie Milgrom, Reconnectar's Ashley Perry, and ASF Institute of Jewish Experience's Drora Arussy (Avrom Ariev)
September 27, 2022, 8:05 am
Initiatives help descendants of Crypto-Jews reconnect with stolen Sephardic heritage
Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry validates identity, while an online ancestral database of 45,000 Sephardic family names makes searching for roots easier
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Jackie Young in his London apartment (Detail from photograph by Dennis Carlyle Darling. Portrait from the soon-to-be-released 'Borrowed Time: Survivors Of Nazi Terezín Remember,' published by University of Texas Press)
August 24, 2022, 4:19 pm
UK man who survived concentration camp as baby finally learns his family’s identity
Jewish genealogist duo solves 80-year mystery, builds a family tree and locates living relatives after reading a ToI article about octogenarian Jackie Young’s search for his roots
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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