The genepool war

The recently concluded FAO meeting on the control over plant genetic resources, their conservation and sustainable use has left the North and …

Bills of contention

Two legislations on plant genetic resources have been proposed. But who benefits?

Cotton conundrum

The powers that be are hanging fire on Bt cotton despite long and intensive research. Indira Khurana delves into the baffling issue

Vanishing breeds

While debating the ways to attain global food security, national governments ignore the most pertinent issue: rapidly disappearing agro-biodiversity

Trade truce

It was neither a victory for the North nor a defeat for the South. Environment took centrestage as the main bargaining chip, but the discussions …

Putting out new shoots

Whether it's increasing yields, cutting growth time of plants, increasing their resistance to disease or preserving genetic resources, scientists …

Putting out new shoots

Whether it's increasing yields, cutting growth time of plants, increasing their resistance to disease or preserving genetic resources, scientists …

MIAMI GROUP VS rest of the world

Are genetically modified organisms a miracle that will solve the world's hunger problems or a menace that will threaten human health, environment …

Trouble with doubles

The science of cloning is in the nascent stage

Question of safety

The Bangkok conference on the risks of genetically modified corps advocated greater investment of public funds in bio-safety research

Fair farming

The European Union buckles under the pressure of the developing countries to reduce agricultural subsidies

Public health over profits

Can green mean free?

In Search of the Forgotten Rice Varieties

If the current trend towards genetic uniformity in rice varities continues, our food security will be severely imperilled

Trials under trial

THE PHILIPPINES

Corn cleared

BRAZIL

Row over relief

Seeds of doubt

Follow Up

ARGENTINA

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?

Patent applied for protein gene