Trials under trial
THE PHILIPPINES
Corn cleared
BRAZIL
Gene's-eye view of Olympics
Scientists are peering into the genomes of top athletes to find out which genes can spill their secrets of success. How much of athletic …
Row over relief
Seeds of doubt
Researchers identify climate change-resilient chickpea genes
The first-ever successful genome sequencing of chickpea means the development of new varieties with high yields, and no pests and diseases, …
Russia to grow 30 gene-edited plants, animals by 2027
The country aims to create 10 new varieties of such crops as well as animals by 2020; another 20 by 2027
Follow Up
ARGENTINA
Question of safety
The Bangkok conference on the risks of genetically modified corps advocated greater investment of public funds in bio-safety research
Gene doping can change the nature of sports
It involves injecting a gene helpful in boosting athletic performance into the cells of a person. The International Olympic Committee says it …
A Nelson's eye on digital biopiracy
Biodiversity meet puts off decision on benefit-sharing from digital gene sequences
Kindergar(d)en find
Researchers identify the closest living relatives of the first land plants -- a group of green algae
Bt Cotton imbroglio
A failure of our scientific preparedness. Where are our scientists?
Designer babies can lead to growth of homogenous individuals
A Chinese researcher has claimed that he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies but the development may come at a heavy cost
यौन भावनात्मकता की समझ
क्या आपकी यौन प्राथमिकता केवल आपके जीनों का परिणाम है या पर्यावरण और संस्कृति भी इस पर प्रभाव डालते हैं?
Say hello to hachimoji: Scientists just doubled the genetic alphabet
Research results hold potential to look for different forms of life existing elsewhere in the universe
Patent applied for protein gene
Cropping up
GENES, CROPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT by John Holden, James Peacock and Trevor Williams Publisher: Cambridge University Press Price: Not stated
UNITED NATIONS
Nature's timekeepers
Fading out
Self control