Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
• Alignment of chicken and human genomes indicates some 2,000 human genes may actually start at sites different than what scientists had thought. This may have an impact on the understanding of human disease and the design of new therapies • Chicken genes that code for eggshell-specific proteins, such as …
researchers at the University of Delhi have given a us pharmaceutical company the licence to use a novel technique developed by them that could help commercialise gene therapy. The gene delivery technology developed by A N Maitra and his associates at the university's Department of Chemistry uses calcium phosphate nanoparticles …
german farmers cultivating genetically modified (gm) crops will now be responsible for the contamination caused to non-gm crops in neighbouring fields. They will also have to record, in a public register, all the land they use for gm cultivation. These are some provisions of a new law passed by the …
The European Commission (ec) has permitted import of food products containing Monsanto's genetically modified (gm) nk 603 maize. The decision was announced on October 26, 2004. It is meant to take effect immediately and would remain valid for 10 years. The ec had already permitted import of nk 603 maize, …
Tell us about the science and technology priorities of your government Our resources are meagre, so we consider it prudent to concentrate on a few critical areas: microelectronics, capital goods, biotechnology, biodiesel and pharmaceuticals. Currently, we spend less than 1 per cent of our gross domestic product (gdp) on science …
advocates of genetically modified (gm) food in India have lodged a strong protest against a report of the Indian Council of Medical Research (icmr) that sounds caution about gm food. On August 10, 2004, they sent an open letter to the director of icmr, urging the organisation to make fresh …
Independent laboratory tests carried out in Hong Kong revealed genetically engineered (ge) seeds in packages of papaya seeds being sold by the department of agriculture's research station in the province of Khon Kaen. One of the fields at the research station has been ascertained as the source of the ge …
a group of France's most renowned wine producers have issued a warning against the introduction of any genetically modified (gm) vines. The admonition comes against the backdrop of the recent decision by France's national agricultural research institute, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (inra), to resume trials of gm vines, …
Proceedings in one of the most controversial disputes at the World Trade Organization (wto) have got underway. The matter deals with a "de facto' moratorium placed by the eu on approving genetically modified (gm) products. Initiated by the us, the case is being followed with close interest not just by …
In the wake of strong protests by activists and pressure groups, fast food giant McDonald's has decided to source only non-genetically modified (gm) feed for its chicken products in New Zealand. Earlier, the protestors launched a four-week public campaign targeting McDonald's stores throughout the country. Now, Inghams (the supplier of …
The Chhattisgarh Seed Satyagrah continues its struggle to prevent foreign multinational companies from getting hold of the rice germplasm collection with the Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya. AKTI signals the start of the farming season in Chhattisgarh. But this April, farmers across the State observed Akti not by going to the …
only mother's son: Japanese and Korean scientists have created a mouse without using a sperm. The feat is akin to the birth of Dolly, the world's first cloned mammal. Bees, ants, aphids, some fish and reptiles reproduce without having sex in a process called parthenogenesis. But creating a living mammal …
Members of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) have agreed to back legal and policy options on the protection of traditional knowledge with a precise analysis of the implications of each option. They have also decided to develop an overview of policy objectives and core principles for the protection of …
scientists have finally established how a cell molecule combats unhealthy functioning of the human body with the help of the gene silencing process. During the process, functioning of genes in specific cells can be suppressed with the help of ribonucleic acid (rna)
genetically modified (gm) insects are being developed at a fast pace for a variety of purposes, but the us government fails to develop a regulatory framework to review the safety of releasing the transgenic beings into the environment. This concern has been raised in a report of the Pew Initiative …
Maize is undeniably humanity's greatest, and the first, feat of genetic engineering. But the success story cannot be attributed to modern humans. A recent research shows that it is only due to the selective breeding efforts of ancient Americans that maize today has its huge ears, each packed with firmly …
