French dilemma

GM vines trouble wine producers

Swiss bans GM for five years

Bytes

Chimp genome mapped

Will throw fresh light on human evolution

Papain has a new source

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

NOTICE ISSUED

Drought control

DNA maps vs terrorism

NOT GUILTY

French say no

A second chance

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

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