SC permits conditional field trials of GM crops

Sunil Shaunak on ethical medicine, patent laws

Sunil Shaunak of Imperial College, London, is pioneering 'ethical pharmaceuticals'. He talks to Subhra Priyadarshini about his work, evergreening …

But where's the data?

Why scientists don’t back Novartis claim

As Novartis’ Indian patent case reaches end, a reminder of how scientists view unfair patents

Jugaad of Indian innovation

Patting ourselves for our ability to arrive at makeshift solutions will not take us far

Myriad gains, we all lose

The US appeals court has upheld the patents for isolated human genes, ignoring scientists’ warning that it would obstruct vital research …

'They asked me to withdraw my court case'

P PARDHA SARADHI is tenacious. This mild-mannered professor at the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of Delhi (DU) has …

Desert green

A gene found in humans can help plants thrive in arid regions

Written in the ice

Welcome to Sheba. Here, 50 scientists will endure extreme weather conditions to better understand the Arctic climate and global warming

Oceanic treasures

Marine life is a source for future medicines

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Historian Heather Goodall on indigenous people, water in Australia

Heather Goodall, a historian at the University of Technology, Sydney, has a special interest in Australia's indigenous people--especially their …

Bee confused

Far from being avid shift workers, young honeybees are quite hopeless when it comes to timekeeping

Self cleansing

Drug abuse

Can render ineffective the only antimalarial medicine against Plasmodium falci

Asian scientists on new plan to study monsoon patterns

A nobel indictment of gene patenting

Legendary scientist James Watson files court brief against lunacy of gene patents

Delhi University's gene mystery

Department of Science and Technology has no idea where GM lines in a high-profile case came from and who gave permission for research

Linkage between science and public policy has weakened

M S Swaminathan, popularly known as the father of India’s Green Revolution, has been associated with national agricultural research system (…

Toxic tides

Phytoplankton are wrecking marine ecology as scientists struggle to find a way to stop further attacks

Searing spell

Current heat wave is not just an aberration, feel experts

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US undermines scientists in assessing chemicals

Anders Levermann on geopolitics of climate change

Professor at Germanys Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Anders Levermanns interests range from monsoon in India to glacier …

GEAC has power only to withdraw permission

Arjula R Reddy, a plant geneticist, was appointed co-chairperson of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) in 2009. At present, he …