Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
Brazilian farmers in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were recently confronted by the prickly issue of genetically modified (gm) crops. Although the commercial planting of gm crops is officially banned in Brazil, about 80 per cent of Rio Grande do Sul's soya produce is said to have been …
it is quite easy to undo the long process of evolution, a recent experiment shows. Just by rearranging the dna of a yeast species, researchers have turned one species into another. The genetic manipulation has answered a troublesome question: how species form? Speciation
At first sight, two humans may seem to differ enormously. But looks can be misleading. Among animals, humans make up an unusual group. All humans belong to the same species (Homo sapiens, meaning
http://www.gpgNet.net GpgNet provides a forum for researchers and policymakers to exchange information and discuss issues relating to the emerging concept of global public goods (GPG). What is that? you may ask. GPG can be broadly described as resources or services that have a fairly universal impact: on a large number …
You have been described as the father of dna fingerprinting technology. Can you tell us the genesis? It all happened the way things usually happen in the field of science. By sheer accident. In 1977, I decided to move to the University of Leicester (in the uk). The primary area …
Food safety is a concern for scientists, policy-makers and consumers especially as food poisoning outbreaks are becoming more common and as particular concerns arise over genetically modified foods. This book covers recent developments in the chemistry, biochemistry and physiological effects of toxicants that might have an impact on human health …
india's department of biotechnology has launched a us $1.2 million project to unravel the genome of the water buffalo. Nearly 90 per cent of milk consumed in the country is provided by these water buffaloes. The three-year long project is aimed at improving the genetic pool of the animals. Farmers …
mosquitoes genetically modified to combat malaria have failed to compete with their wild cousins. Scientists last fall had completed the genome sequencing of the malaria parasite and vector. Following this, researchers from the Imperial College of London, the uk, had inserted easily traceable artificial genes into the anopheles mosquitoes
for the first time, researchers have discovered that a mammal has changed its genetic make-up to cope with global warming. The change has been observed in North American red squirrel. Andrew McAdam and his colleagues from the University of Alberta, Canada, monitored four generations of the squirrels in Yukon, Canada, …
Transgenic silkworms that make a human protein have been developed in Japan. The genetically engineered worms spin threads that contain a form of the human protein collagen
bored with the humdrum life of the office? Time to take some action, but Michael Keaton should not be your rolemodel. In the famous movie, Multiplicity, Keaton made his clone do all the dirty work, while he had the time of his life. However, the fun did not last too …
A person's skin or hair colour is a very poor indicator of genetic ancestry, says a study conducted by scientists at the University of Minas Gerais in Brazil and the University of Porto in Portugal. Persons who appear to be white could genetically be of African descent, while people who …
If Bahamas-based cloning company Clonaid is to be believed, the world's first cloned baby, Eve, was born on December 26, 2002. The birth, at an undisclosed location, went "very well', according to Brigitte Boisselier, head of Clonaid. Boisselier is connected to the Raelian Movement, a group that believes that life …
Sometime in 1996, fed up with the refusal of the ministry of environment and forests (mef) to prepare a biodiversity legislation for India, two non-governmental organisations, Gene Campaign and Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security, swung into action. Consultations among people interested in biodiversity and the environment began. Gene Campaign …
A new seed policy is on the anvil in Brazil. Why is it controversial? Farming communities and non-governmental organisations (ngos) working closely with farmers in Brazil are worried about the set of new seed laws the government is considering. The bill (Production, Marketing and Control of Seeds), proposed about two …
Agriculture officials in the Philippines have approved a genetically modified insect-resistant corn type made by agribusiness multinational company Monsanto for commercial planting. The corn variety is known as YieldGard Corn Borer, and farmers in the country will start planting it soon. "This approval demonstrates that both Filipino farmers and government …
jumbo fighters: Tiny bugs would no longer trouble jumbo jets. If undetected, microbes in aviation fuel harm the planes' instruments and even eat through the wings. They also produce misleading readings in fuel gauges. Now, Cardiff-based ECHA Microbiology has developed an industry-standard test for the pests, which lets non-microbiologists check …
