Divided colours of cotton

The Union government goes for another field trial of Bt cotton, and another round of confusion

'In genetics, the ethical choice lies with the people'

A professor of molecular biology and virology at the Salk Institute at La Jolla, USA, Dr Inder M Verma is also the chairperson of the Scientific …

Monsanto pulled up

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Grain gain or drain?

Vitaminimum

Taken to task

US to indict biotech company for misleading investors

GM trial stemmed

Third phase of Genome Valley in Hyderabad

Technology needs stewardship

Keshav Raj Kranthi, an entomologist by training, is director of the Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. He has developed an extensive …

'The world's entire gene-pool is open for manipulation'

INDRA VASIL was one of the first scientists to successfully manipulate wheat plants using genetic engineering techniques. Before he came in, …

First ‘Made in India’ cervical cancer vaccine in offing

Vaccine to be launched after adequate doses manufactured for distribution

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens — our study shows how

Avian flu is caused by an ever-evolving virus that gets around numerous biosecurity measures

Monsanto shuns GM

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Biotechnology for poor farmers

It's a myth

Gene leakage

GM bacteria can infect fungi

Obituary: Pushpa Mitra Bhargava, a conscientious scientist and advocate of scientific temper

In the death of Dr Pushpa Mittra Bhargava, India has lost one of the most vocal advocates of scientific temper and rationality in India

Decoding trouble

Researchers have decoded the genetic sequence of the bacterium responsible for cholera. This will aid in the development of new vaccines and …

Playing God

The creation of the first artificial dna gives rise to endless possibilities

Indian firm finds new way to create GM hybrids

Rice -- the staple food of 65 per cent of India's population -- is in for a revolution. An Indian firm has developed a technique to develop …

Institute revived

Fruitful talks

Between NGOs, expert body on GM crops issue

"The North is driven by the industry"

Christine von Weizsaecker is a senior microbiologist based in Wuppertal, Germany and the vice-president of Ecoropa, the premier European …

IISc is not working on terminator genes

Goverdhan Mehta , director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, talks to N Raghavan on the need to sharpen the institute's focus and …

Charaka and Sushruta reborn

Bangalore University's new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near-forgotten science of India's ancient medical treatises

Heavy metal

Vaccines with mercury can cause autism, but removing the metal is uneconomical for developing countries such as India