Going bananas

New genetic techniques to introduce disease-resistance and other traits in banana plants

Oriental antidote

Rock deaf

Motherhood blues

Calcium supplements do not benefit lactating women

Leading to pollution

Airbone threat

Blight plight

Self defence

HEALTH HAZARD

CHINA

IN FOCUS

Not all good, not all bad...

Low cholesterol levels may be good for the heart but can cause depression

Under attack

New York city battles with E coli bacteria

HONG KONG

Valley in danger

Flu panic hits London

On a killing spree

Malaysia orders immediate killing of a million pigs; virus claims more than 85 lives

Cool cancer treatment

The cold virus could help patients undergoing chemotherapy

Friendly foe

The flip side of a pest control bug

Technocure

Dismal scenario

Kenya

Three is company!

A fertility treatment spawns babies with the DNA of three parents, instead of two

CHINA

A killer stalks Siliguri

Messing around with the environment has led to the emergence of new and deadly diseases