Furore over seeds

UNITED NATIONS

World Bank funds for agricultural research

The age of discovery

Research in rice genomics could be the key to eradicating hunger through environmentally sustainable methods, says Latha Rangan

Modified and making trouble

Since its inception, the agro-biotech industry has had a unique selling proposition -- transgenic crops need lesser herbicides/pesticides than …

Manipulating Research

Private funding has given a new meaning to scientific research today. With rising corporate research budgets, academic institutions are leaning …

Playing safe

Flood resistance rice comes to rescue

Bleating cousins

Doubting Dolly

The first pure cloned mammal comes under a cloud

Domesti(cat)ed?

Domestic cat gives birth to a wild one, raises hopes of bringing back extinct species

Cloned dilemma

Researchers try to find the reasons for failing cloning experiments

ANDi the modified

Raising the first genetically modified monkey rekindles debate

The generation gap

Offspring of GM organisms are unable to survive till adulthood

Eugenics in black and white

People with fascism in their genes insist again that high intelligence is a White racial trait

Games genes play

The 'selfish gene' is the one which loses in the long run and in this game, the meek survives

Scared of tests

A question of labelling

Gearing up for Bt cotton

Farmers ready to sow GM cotton in Andhra Pradesh

America issues patents

Caught out

Fishing leads to fishy genes

Altered genes can improve fish

Scientists are trying to enhance the quality of fish by using a controversial technique and are confident the process will be perfected soon.

Bangladesh wants hybrid paddy, experts wary

Chhattisgarh proactive in checking illegal BT rice trials

Authentic tigers