We give them complete mentorship

IN a special programme to help industry, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has created Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Programme …

Biotechnology for food security: hope over hype

A range of biotechnological approaches, including both traditional ones like selective breeding and fermentation techniques, and modern ones such …

Biomining and bacteria

Microorganisms are proving to be cheaper, more efficient and cleaner at ore extraction than conventional mining techniques

Kamikaze microbes

And now genetically-altered microorganisms that self-destruct once they've fulfilled their mission

At an atom's level

Nanotechnology has immense potential, but it is also a little-known area with many dangers

Biotechnology blueprint

Needs work before it can be a second infotech

Hot springs harbour microbial diversity

Untapped bacterial cultures from Unkeshwar hot springs on the bank of river Penganga in Maharashtra are being studied for their metabolic use in …

Father’s missive

Letter>> Genetics • The UK

The oracle of biotechnology

The film establishes incontrovertibly that no other region of science has raised as many hackles as biotechnology

Putting colour into pelts

Scientists say a pair of genes are responsible for lending colour to animal furs.

Bio-sensing diabetes

Unlocking secrets

New theory explains the evolution of sexes

An Oxford biologist says sexes exist to prevent chaos within cells during reproduction. And why only two sexes? Because life would get too …

Moss genes may enable crops to survive drought

Patent problems

An surge of gene patents in Europe threatens to overwhelm the law

Human proteins

Bioengineered crops seem to be a cheap way of producing proteins and enzymes

Light ahoy!

Bioluminescence throws light on replacing existing methods to detect microbial contamination by a faster and cheaper process

Spare parts

Scientists produce human tissues from human embryos and fetuses

The roachmobile

Researchers are teaching insects how to drive. This can lead to a wheelchair that can be controlled by twitching a muscle or two

Patenting mutations

Silenced for good

A method to stop multiplication of the malaria parasite

Ban terminator

Monsanto breaks its vow

ICAR researchers produce coconut palm plantlets using tissue culture

The study will have applications for the farming community

Stars in the Nobel firmament

Can we afford to be left behind?