BIOTECH COMPENSATION

A diverse bill

It is important to generate a national debate on the Biological Diversity Bill

Put on hold

GM mustard launch deferred

Toxic hybrid

GM crops are unsafe, right?

Bytes

Plant treaty: Ways to benefit custodians of agricultural biodiversity in focus

Treaty calls on nations to protect, promote their rights to save and use traditional seeds

Human reproductive technologies like sperm freezing and IVF could be used to save threatened species

They could solve genetic and cost issues and prevent inbreeding depression among such species

Insuring against gene erosion

Experiments by the Academy for Development of Science in Karjat have led researchers to conclude that gene banks are best created and controlled …

Beyond 'intelligence'

BEYOND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: TOWARDS TRADITIONAL RESOURCE RIGHTS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES· Darrell A Posey and Graham …

Mind your genes

Studies have established that mental abilities are dependent on genes of a larger extent then previously thought

Challenges in Agriculture

Biotechnology issues pose tremendous challenges for developing countries. As a member of the World Trade Organisation, India will have to gear up …

Disparate returns

The government's improper policies have foiled attempts to develop the biotechnology industry in the country

Mesoamerican masters of biotechnology

Maize is undeniably humanity's greatest, and the first, feat of genetic engineering. But the success story cannot be attributed to modern humans. …

"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 …

Gene theft

LATIN AMERICA

It's all in the name

Thai farmers and activists object to a US company's use of the name Jasmati for a rice variety

Foreign invasion

How the West is trying to steal what is ours

Cooking up mustard

This genetically modified plant is a marker of discontent

Cornucopia of cures

Genome of life saving bacterium is sequenced

The food revolution: How your diet can help save your llife and the world

Road to COP15 Montreal: Indigenous groups in South Africa benefit from rooibos tea industry; here is how

Rooibos comes loaded with antioxidants that can boost immunity, reduce risks of heart diseases, protect from viral infection and has anti-…

India and Britain differ on conservation issues

India doubts the ability of the British to understand the complexity of Indian ecosystems and suggest measures for their conservation.

Gaur clone dies

The first clone of an endangered animal dies of a common infection

Burden of beast

Mounting economic pressures cast a dark shadow on the future of camels and their traditional breeders in Rajasthan