PREVENTION, rather than cure could become the norm in the West if modern biotechnology has its way. Several big multinational drug firms such as Hoechst, Merck and Glaxo Wellcome are trying

The global godfather of nations The United Nations Organization is bankrupt and counting its pennies

REGULATIONS on marketing and labelling genetically engineered and other 'novel' foods have finally been agreed upon by European Union (EIJ) ministers. The legislation has now been passed over

With anti nuclear sentiments riding High today, porticularly in developing Countries it is appropriate that the hd Peace Prize went to an active besnifter inespon campaigner - ob 1, 11 and his

IT WAS the inexorable hand of climate that spurred human evolution. This is the latest finding of Peter researcher, working with the University of Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Observatory, us. No

Migrating to another country may lower or raise chances of contracting breast cancer, reveals a new study

The hole in the ozone shield is growing faster than ever, warns a recent report

In a bid to conserve the endangered sea turtle population, a non-killing method of monitoring chemical pollutants in their tissues has been developed. Earlier, sea-turtles, including loggerhead

Federal funding for scientific researches take a plunge as Republicans plan a cut in the budget

Engineers at the US,based National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a photovoltaic solar water heater that does away with the plumbing, replacing it with a wire