Supermouse

A gene which boosts the growth of muscles in mice could enhance meat production and also be a cure for cancer

Dolly II

Chinese scientists have achieved a major breakthrough by cloning the endangered giant panda

Sound and fury

Monsanto talks too much. Misinformed activists rush in to burn fields in protest against the company. And India's government authorities, sitting …

Chimp's aid

Chimps are not victimised by AIDS because a lethal sickness has made their immune system resistant to the disease

Code of misconduct

The human genome may not solve all our problems. One of the most far-reaching consequences of the decoding is the ability to predict people's …

Tracking India's wealth

India has come out with maps of its biodiversity-rich regions, one of the first countries to do so in the world. It was the fruit of a five-year …

GM mustard effect: Private firm now seeks Bt brinjal trials

Maharashtra-based seed company has developed 2 Bt brinjal varieties, offers resistance to pests

Thailand

Brazil

Trials for the future

Monsanto gets ready to test modified soyabean in India

Going bananas

New genetic techniques to introduce disease-resistance and other traits in banana plants

Organ piggybank

Genetically engineered pigs could substitute human organ donors

Self defence

And now, green genes

Now, we can pin down those tiny chromosomes which help cancer spread its deadly web

Breaking the monopoly

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

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

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 …

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 …