Trans-Atlantic GM tangle

Dispute between US and EU set to hot up in WTO

EU ministers clash on GMOs Again

DNA barcoding helps discover new species

You shed DNA everywhere you go, raising ethical questions about privacy

Trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are

Chemical decorations

Fortified protection

Unavoidable presence

A matter of ethics

Anti-GM suit in Pakistan

Data doubled

Genetic information on avian influenza virus

Genomics could help cure cancer

Eugene W Myers , vice president for informatics research at Celera Genomics, usa , is the brain behind computer applications used to assemble …

Birds of a feather

BIRDS AND PLANT REGENERATION·Tara Gandhi· Orient Longman Ltd· New Delhi·2000·pp81

Conservation not enough for the highly inbred Ranthambore tigers — they require genetic rescue

There is a need to facilitate active ‘gene flow’ into the Rajasthan tiger population from Central Indian tiger landscapes

Fig facts

China

Biobusiness

Seeds of doubt

GM dispute

US and EU to battle it out

A pair too rare

Gaolao breed of cattle is cherished for its capacity to carry load and quality milk, but only 3,000 of them are left

Treasure and the tricks

Conserving genetic purity of 750 varieties of rice with limited resources like a small piece of land and no workforce is a major challenge. Debal …

HapMap released

Makes for more effective cure of several diseases

The Smithsonian steps on the ants

Iconic museum files patent claim on fungi to control leafcutter ants—a well-known fact

A North-South conflict

BIORESOURCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: POLICY CONCERNS FOR THE ASIAN REGION·Edited by Suman Sahai·Gene Campaign·New Delhi, 1999&…

Modified treaty

The Biosafety Protocol has finally been adopted in the hope that it will bring some transparency into the trade in genetically-modified products. …

Roaring ahead

There is enough genetic diversity in Asian lions and tigers for populations to be healthy