Dad of three jailed for 18 months on drugs charges
A man from Larnaca, aged 46 was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of possessing 618 grammes of...
DNA
UK man caught for rape and murder of British Cypriot teen 34 years ago
A 56-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in the UK for the rape and murder of a Greek Cypriot schoolgirl 34 years ago in London after...
‘Intensive month’ ahead on issue of missing persons
January will be an intensive month for the issue of missing persons, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Fotis Fotiou told the Cyprus News Agency in an interview...
Murder suspect released
The 34-year-old gym trainer, who had been remanded for eight days in connection with investigations into the brutal murder of 36-year-old Daniella Rosca, has been...
Turkish man believes he might be a Greek Cypriot missing person
By Angelos Anastasiou A Turkish man has contacted the Cypriot Foreign ministry claiming he might be a Greek Cypriot who went missing during the 1974...
Who owns your DNA?
By Luigi Palombi The DNA double helix is naturally occurring. Every one of us has millions of them, and they are all unique to us....
Quick DNA test makes preventing illness possible: Toumazou wins European Inventor Award in research category
By Staff Reporter British Cypriot scientist Christofer Toumazou, 52, who invented a rapid DNA test that can detect genetic predisposition to diseases without the need...
British Cypriot a finalist at European Inventor Awards
A Cypriot scientist is among the finalists of this year`s European Inventor Awards in the category of research. British Cypriot Professor Christofer Toumazou is the...
Our DNA looks East, not West
By Elias Hazou THE ISLAND’S two communities have a very different genetic profile, while Cypriots in general exhibit diverse hereditary markers, local research has shown....
Indepth research being conducted into hereditary kidney diseases
The Molecular Medicine Research Centre at the University of Cyprus is working on the island’s first biobank to help research into hereditary kidney diseases. Head...
