Being egged on

The battle for control of our bodies

Viral flight

Bird flu reported among wild migratory birds in China

Soil microbiomes should be included in One Health goals: Study

Ignoring soil microbiomes and their role may lead to pandemics

No evidence of COVID-19 transmission through food, say scientists

Packaging of food is not a source of contamination, according to experts 

How to check if your milk is adulterated

Some simple tests to check milk and milk products for common adulterants 

Science and Technology - Briefs

Industrial processing contaminates tea

A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto

American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them

Kerala gets cautious

Plans to ban extremely and moderately hazardous pesticides in cardamom district, Idukki

The dumber number game

News 360°- Briefs

Is chemical the culprit?

Scientists in Bihar find a plausible link between pesticides and breast cancer

What it takes to deliver midday meal

Pesticide fatigue

Makes the busy bee a lazy pollinator

Baby food contaminated with endocrine disruptor bisphenol A

US reaction to cola controversy exaggerrated India Inc

Superbug prompts antibiotics policy

Standard treatment guidelines will determine drug prescription

The results

Science & Technology - Briefs

Oil drilling threatens the Okavango River Basin, putting water in Namibia and Botswana at risk

Okavango River sustains over half a million people in Namibia and Botswana

A revolution gone awry

Easy access to agro-chemicals in Sri Lanka blamed for public health scare

EU bans Indian guar gum

US biotech to plant GM rice with human genes

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs