Breaking the monopoly

By developing transgenic cotton seeds, Indian scientists enter Monsanto's domain

Thailand

Brazil

Trials for the future

Monsanto gets ready to test modified soyabean in India

Put on hold

GM mustard launch deferred

Role reversal

Anti-HIV drugs can mutate the genes of an embryo

Rumpelstiltskin

Spinning skin from silk

Confused and weak

The Biological Diversity Act has lost sight of what it originally set out to do

DNA test for Basmati

EU wants only authentic varieties; India stands to gain

Farmer couple brings Monsanto to its knees

Leonardo da Vinci revisited: how a 15th century artist dissected the human machine

On the 500th anniversary of his death it's time to re-examine the work, legacy and myth of Leonardo da Vinci

Creating a family tree for rice

Scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory are working on rice biotechnology in order to develop more nutritious varieties of the cereal.

New fungicide is eco-benign

Scientists are thrilled by the discovery that fungal enzymes called chitinases are environment friendly fungicides.

Laboratory-made antibodies work miracles

Scientists have genetically engineered specific antibodies to prevent organ rejection in transplants and to combat cancer. This opens up new …

Can the Grim Reaper wait, please?

A timeless dream: eternal youth, unblemished by illness. The search for the font of immortality has taken a late 20th century turn into what …

Fear no starch

By the turn of the century, you can dig your teeth into anything starchy and yet maintain good dental health -courtesy, genetically engineered plants

Wings of change

Researchers are trying to end malaria at its very root: by genetically modifying mosquitoes that carry the disease

Mesoamerican masters of biotechnology

Maize is undeniably humanity's greatest, and the first, feat of genetic engineering. But the success story cannot be attributed to modern humans. …

"Genetically modified technology is absolutely price neutral"

Graham Brookes, an agricultural economist and director of the UK-based PG Economics limited, a research and consultancy organisation, has …

Beat the blight

Bleating cousins

Code of ethics

Under fire

The International Rice Research Institute accused of biopiracy

A cloning dilemma

A decision to clone human beings raises questions on the safety and ethics of such projects

Cooking up mustard

This genetically modified plant is a marker of discontent