Code of misconduct

The human genome may not solve all our problems. One of the most far-reaching consequences of the decoding is the ability to predict people's …

Ball in Public's court

Elephantine difference

At the genetic level

Tree of life

New technique sheds fresh light on the origin of species

Monopoly skins

AP's fight against Monsanto

Sound and fury

Monsanto talks too much. Misinformed activists rush in to burn fields in protest against the company. And India's government authorities, sitting …

Tracking India's wealth

India has come out with maps of its biodiversity-rich regions, one of the first countries to do so in the world. It was the fruit of a five-year …

Creating a family tree for rice

Scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory are working on rice biotechnology in order to develop more nutritious varieties of the cereal.

New fungicide is eco-benign

Scientists are thrilled by the discovery that fungal enzymes called chitinases are environment friendly fungicides.

Laboratory-made antibodies work miracles

Scientists have genetically engineered specific antibodies to prevent organ rejection in transplants and to combat cancer. This opens up new …

Going bananas

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

Organ piggybank

Genetically engineered pigs could substitute human organ donors

Fear no starch

By the turn of the century, you can dig your teeth into anything starchy and yet maintain good dental health -courtesy, genetically engineered plants

Wings of change

Researchers are trying to end malaria at its very root: by genetically modifying mosquitoes that carry the disease

Self defence

And now, green genes

Now, we can pin down those tiny chromosomes which help cancer spread its deadly web

Breaking the monopoly

By developing transgenic cotton seeds, Indian scientists enter Monsanto's domain

Thailand

Brazil

Trials for the future

Monsanto gets ready to test modified soyabean in India

Put on hold

GM mustard launch deferred

Role reversal

Anti-HIV drugs can mutate the genes of an embryo

Rumpelstiltskin

Spinning skin from silk

DNA test for Basmati

EU wants only authentic varieties; India stands to gain

"Genetically modified technology is absolutely price neutral"

Graham Brookes, an agricultural economist and director of the UK-based PG Economics limited, a research and consultancy organisation, has …