CHENNAI:

By Devinder Sharma
The problem is that once Bt Brinjal enters the market, there is no way you can distinguish it from the normal ones.

After the rats, goats, sheep and cows, it is now your turn. In a few months from now, if the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has its way, the first genetically modified food crop

Certain reports have raised doubts over biotech crops, but they are as safe as conventional ones and the success of Bt cotton can be replicated in other crops.

NEW DELHI: Gene Campaign has sought a ban on the field trials of Bt rice that are taking place in parts of the country

Pune, September 16 A National symposium on

Lethal viruses are taking over the world of food IN agricultural research, new breakthroughs have helped elaborate the workings of two strains of potentially lethal viruses destroying important food crops like wheat and maize. Research into the Maize Streak Virus (msv) destroying Africa

By Terry Wade

LIMA (Reuters) - Scientists around the world have teamed up to sequence the genome of the potato, hoping to crack the genetic code of one of the world's most important crops at a time of surging population growth and high food prices.

Solanum tuberosum, the scientific name of the humble white potato, looks simple. But it is chock full of mysteries hidden in its 12 chromosomes and 840 million DNA base pairs. Humans, by comparison, have 3 billion DNA base pairs.