Time for action

Researchers develop a system for field testing theories of evolution

Face-off

Increases in the concentration of just two chemicals can result in dramatic facial changes

Back to basics

Scientists decipher another human chromosome

The wild orangutans

Inherent dangers

French dilemma

GM vines trouble wine producers

Swiss bans GM for five years

Bytes

Chimp genome mapped

Will throw fresh light on human evolution

Papain has a new source

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 …

There are ample facts to support biotechnology

CLIVE JAMES, chairperson, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications gives T V JAYAN and CLIFFORD POLYCARP his …

Digital diagnosis: intelligent machines do a better job than humans

Humans can only do so much when it comes to diagnosing a patient. So why not let machines take over? They learn faster …

Selling God's secrets

After 20 years of scepticism, increasing sales have finally convinced industries that genetic engineering holds the key to the future.

Revoked!

The cancellation of a US firm's rights on a method to genetically engineer cotton has brought weaknesses in India's patent system into focus

What price the constitution?

Breakthroughs in genetic engineering have led to questions on the ethics of suchexperiments. Should scientists alone be steering the decision-…

The debate continues

Are genetically modified organisms good or bad? The debate continues and more and more people are getting involved on both sides

Dying very young

High mortality rate of cloned animals and unsuccessful attempts to clone monkeys worry researchers

Unsuccessful copycats

Mutations in cloned monkey embryos prove that a lot has to done before primates can be cloned successfully

The double-edged sword

Picture this: A doctor draws out cells from a foetus to diagnose if it will develop into a normal child. A simple and quick test of the sample …

Gluttony on vaccine

CHINA

Melting pot

Hardy wheat

Egypt's first GM crop

Seeds that discourage insects

Genetically-engineered pea seeds can successfully ward off voracious pests