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
The debate continues
Are genetically modified organisms good or bad? The debate continues and more and more people are getting involved on both sides
Memories of grandma
Not just parents, but even the genetic makeup of our grandparents account for the traits we inherit
SAARC gene bank yet to open an account
SAARC's proposal to set up a gene bank is still hanging fire though Northern countries have already started to privatise their genetic resources
Should life forms be patented globally?
Patents are monopoly rights granted to the inventors to protect their economic interests. But this becomes complicated when the patent is …
Slow down, ageing cells
We can live healthy lives well into our hundreds, science claims, but is ageing really a disease that can be cured? Scientist are now looking at …
A question of heredity
The environment in which an embryo develops influences gene expression and some acquired traits can be inherited
Disease and genetics
Finding a link between genes and the evolution of disease can give a new dimension to drug development
RNAs online
Scientists discover how molecules travel along a veritable 'information superhighway' inside plants
Public property
It is good to hear Western leaders say the genetic secrets of human life should be used for public good
Caught by the gen(i)e
Scientists develop genetically modified mosquitoes that are unable to transmit malaria parasite
Darwin fast forwarded
Thanks to 'rapid evolution' every life form may survive any amount of pressure from its external environment, a study proposes
Unravelling the mysteries of biotechnology
Decrease in the need for chemical inputs will depend on the direction research takes, as private companies are interested only in profits.
Rio has not changed the North-South equation
The UNCED deliberations have to be viewed in the context of northern attempts to maintain hegemony over the rest of the world
The magnificent 500
DNA studies suggest that a mere 500 people moving out of Africa could have populated the rest of the world
For safe custody
Besides its other decisions, the third Conference of Parties also resolved to empower native peoples to use and conserve biological resources in …
"Alternative fuel helps us tide over oil crises"
LUIS FERNANDES, Brazil's deputy minister for science and technology, talks to T V JAYAN about his government's biodiesel project and its other …
MIAMI GROUP VS rest of the world
Are genetically modified organisms a miracle that will solve the world's hunger problems or a menace that will threaten human health, environment …
Jumping on the biotechnology bandwagon
BIOTECHNOLOGY: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS -- ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Edited by E J Da Silva, C Ratledge and A Sasson Publisher: …
A price on the living
Environmentalists allege that the European Parliament has sold out to multinational firms by allowing patents on lifeforms
Nature's minor gifts
Even as microbes -silent and efficient behind-the-screen contributors to the ecosystem -continue to revel under the spotlight abroad, in India, …
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