The Supreme Court on Tuesday reaffirmed the principle that a child's legitimacy determines paternity, emphasising that a ...

The bench said there has to be balancing of interests and court must assess the eminent need for a DNA test. "On one hand, courts must ... that the Appellant's right to privacy and dignity have ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that while permitting an enquiry into somebody’s paternity by a DNA test, the courts must be mindful of the collateral infringement of privacy of the child and the ...

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has awarded Saint Mary’s University a contract to update the DNA database of one of ...

In 2007, the court ordered the alleged biological father to undergo a DNA test ... parentage with the right to privacy of the man he claims is his father. "On one hand, courts must protect ...

The Bennu discovery helps to illuminate how, early in the Solar System’s history, asteroids and other planetary building blocks were not just “lumps of stone and ice, but active ‘living’ objects”, ...

“Forcefully undergoing a DNA test would subject an individual’s private life to scrutiny from the outside world," the Supreme Court bench observed. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that an ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

“On account of this, he has the right to undertake certain actions to protect his dignity and privacy, including refusing to undergo a DNA test,” the court reasoned. Justice Kant noted how DNA ...

Researchers at Saint Mary's University in Halifax have acquired funding that will help them update a DNA database for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Researchers have used ...

Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a NASA spacecraft from an asteroid. In it, they've found ...