A second chance

Tinkering with the genes can probably give injured hearts a second chance

Seeds that discourage insects

Genetically-engineered pea seeds can successfully ward off voracious pests

Print of the species

Gluttony on vaccine

MONEYMAKERS

Germ warfare

A new technique would help combat drug-resistant infections

Potato against diabetes

Seeds of discontent

Monsanto's experiments on "Bollard" cotton come underfire in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

'Religious technology'

Probe into poaching

Gene trouble

The prehistoric mammoth throws a sophisticated modern scientific method into disarray

Cloned birthday

First birthday of two cloned heifers celebrated in Japan

CHINA

Creation of a lifetime

Scientists synthesise a working biological entity for the first time

GM bollworms on the anvil?

Insects have been modified to destroy own species

Skinned at last

Gene mutation resulting in skin cancer identified

Field tests cleared

Mapping the fission yeast

Y files

Males will not become extinct

Virus trap

Revolution in understanding evolution

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For global public good

Altering genes - Squirrels respond to global warming

Melting pot

Hardy wheat

Egypt's first GM crop