IN FOCUS

A matter of character

Geneless and immoral

Musical genes

Human cloning ban

19 European nations sign an agreement to prohibit the genetic replication of human beings

Environment not genes

Taming the wild one

Dividing genes

Politics, genetically modified

Cellular editor

Knowing its genetic structure will help cure diseases

Tree cheers

Big Mac chickens out

Why is it special

Crucial wheat genes identified

Here is help

Chooser, not a beggar

Transgenic out of favour

It's mama's fault

Scientists suggest a disorder that causes periods of ecstasy and depression is passed on through mothers.

Feelers into preplanned development

The bristles of a fruitfly demonstrate how the concept of 'prepatterns' governs biological development

Mutation marauders

A new class of mutations, involving duplications instead of deletion or 'misspelling'and displaying queer patterns of transmission, might be …

Threatened industry

India downplays scare over stem rust threat to wheat crops from Uganda

Divided colours of genomics

WHO reports on the growing 'genetic divide'

Bt for Better Times?

Good weather, illegal Bt seeds raise Punjab's sagging cotton yields

Vanishing breeds

While people worry about patenting of upmarket plant products like neem because of transnational interest, India's unique biodiversity of …

Clipped wings

Modern farmland practices are leading to the extinction of many bird species in the UK