Speakeasy

Having trouble talking? Could be in your genes

Cloned to cure

Stunted growth

Researchers have found a gene on the tip of X chromosome that may influence human height

This and that

How the same genes play different roles in different animals

The aggression gene

An extra eye

In tune with music

The tendency to acquire the power of absolute pitch may be genetic

To build a nest

Time for action

Researchers develop a system for field testing theories of evolution

Genes and means

DNA exchange between plant species aided by their parasites

Outrageous

Fighting back

GM food supporters attack ICMR report

French dilemma

GM vines trouble wine producers

Gene storage bank gets major facelift

Worried by the steady erosion of India's wealth of genetic diversity, a major expansion project will quadruple storage capacity in the national …

Introns: the war of hypotheses

Two groups experiment to uphold the tenability of one theory of genesis of introns over another, yet fail to resolve the basic questions …

Chromosomal close-ups

Discovery of a new mode of dosage compensation -- that is, how the sexes are compensated for their reduced dosage of chromosome linked genes -- …

The inside story

The interpretation of the genetic code of the baker's yeast has brought scientists to within a couple of steps of their final objective - …

The long and short of it

The efforts of an American biologist might give science something to remember him by. Working with fruitj1ies and the CREB gene, Timothy Tully is …

Eyeless in

Genetic engineering enables the discovery of a gene responsible for the development of the eye, suggesting new possibilities of treating defects …

Yes, master

The fruitfly - subject of researches by three Nobel prize-winning developmental biologists - offers exciting insights into how genes control and …

The cell snatchers

And now it is the turn for human cells to be patented on the sly by scientific vampires', as shows the bizarre case of a Hagahai tribal male

The cytokine factor

A group of genes help creating cytokines, which could either offer a protective cover against immunological diseases or else inflame them

Cause for worry?

BA new study focuses on the link between genetic influence and anxiety leading to varied behaviour among different people

Victim of changes

In a politically correct world, it is indeed surprising that the male cells enjoy an unabashed superiority when it comes to mutation

How genes cheat

In order to promote themselves, certain genes resort to underhand tactics. Welcome to the realities of evolution