No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger

Experts question efficacy of plant genetic resources treaty

Originally called www.purefood.org, the website is the project of Organic Consumers Association (OCA). This site focuses on safe and sustainable systems of food production and consumption. The

• India's DNA scientists have initiated a project to clone the Indian cheetah by using the genes of its Iranian cousin. Scientists from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in

A researcher from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has observed homosexual behaviour among orangutans in Sumatra. This is the first time scientists have witnessed the activity

Gene encoding a mutant form of haemoglobin provides Africans protection from malaria

The fiery issue revolving Bt Cotton has little to do with farming and more with politicking

As terrorists arm themselves with biological weapons, India wakes up to find how ill equipped it is to face this deadly reality

Viruses that kill bacteria

The Philippines introduces stringent laws for GM products; six European countries in the dock for lax GMO laws