To save the planet, first save elephants
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
British scientists have invented a machine which can "smell" cancer. Brainchild of academics at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, the Breathotron detects chemi- cal changes in a patient's breath, which doctors say could show they have a tumour and give an earlier diagnosis than is possible now, reports the Mirror.
Geo-engineering is based on the princi- ple that making tweaks to the atm- osphere, such as seeding the clouds to make them brighter and more reflective, could bring down global temperatures
"I AM a strong supporter of science. But just because somebody says Bt brinjal is good, we need not run after it. Let our own scientists, farmers and political leaders decide what is good for our country," said Union Minis- ter of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh, here on Thursday.
Divya Gandhi Bangalore: A little-known rainforest in north-east India could be home to the world
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday urged agricultural scientists to double their efforts to remove all misgivings on genetically modified (GM) crops from the minds of policy makers and the public.
NEW DELHI: In its first meeting after the Bt brinjal moratorium, the Genetic Engineering Approvals Committee reviewed the Environment Ministry
RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI The top technical committee to decide on the use of genetically modified products, the Genetic Engi- neering Approval Committee (GEAC) met on Wednesday to give a green signal to a fresh protocol to be drawn up for the contentious Bt brinjal crop.
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Phil Jones holds himself defensively, his arms crossed tightly in front of his chest as if shielding himself from attack.
A well-known genetic scientist from Canada has demanded that the Governments and corporates promoting genetically modified food should evolve a third party insurance mechanism to protect the long-term interests of the people.