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 …
Nipping malaria in the bud
Scientists are focussing on strengthening genetically the defence mechanism of mosquitoes so as to render them inhospitable to the malarial parasite.
Bird's eye view of biotechnology is useful
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Completing the great gene jigsaw
An epiphanic understanding of gene sequencing at last seems to reveal the tale of life and death
Cyborg controversy
There's gaiety on the greens as the European Parliament drops a directive on patenting genetically-engineered life-forms
The metal gobblers
Genetically engineered crops could reclaim the vast areas of land poisoned by the rapid strides of development
Biodiversity or Biotrade?
Competing goals of free trade and environmental protection puts the much-awaited Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety indefinitely on hold
Caught by the gen(i)e
Scientists develop genetically modified mosquitoes that are unable to transmit malaria parasite
Darwin fast forwarded
Thanks to 'rapid evolution' every life form may survive any amount of pressure from its external environment, a study proposes
Should genetically modified organisms be part of our conservation efforts?
Genome editing and synthetic biology are giving rise to new forms of life. But do these organisms have conservation value as part of earth's …
Genetically engineered foods safe for health, environment: Study
The report recommended that new crop varieties should be regulated on a plant’s characteristics rather than the process by which it was …
Jump, they say
Why do some gene fragments jump around from one place to another? Russians believe they have the answer
The melting pot
You never thought it could happen. For the first time, geneticists have combined genes from different species
Recipe for rice
The two recently-published incomplete rice genome sequences do not in any way undermine the ten-country effort at a complete sequencing of the …
"Alternative fuel helps us tide over oil crises"
LUIS FERNANDES, Brazil's deputy minister for science and technology, talks to T V JAYAN about his government's biodiesel project and its other …
Genes are not destiny: environment and education still matter when it comes to intelligence
Even if intelligence has a genetic basis, this doesn't make educational intervention pointless
Biotech-engineered rice has few takers
Despite advancements, research programmes in rice biotechnology heve drawn lukewarm response because it is felt that there is little money to be …
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
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.