SCIENTISTS in India have developed a genetic probe to prevent poaching of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros. The probe, developed by scientists at the New Delhi-based National Institute of

Brazil approves of transgenic crops

A DEBATE similar to the one raised during the time when scientists were busy harnessing atomic power is taking place in the field of agriculture. The issue this time is genetically modified crops.

PHYSICIST Richard Seed, 69, a Ph D from Harvard University who had claimed that he will clone human beings, has said that he will first clone himself because of the possible medical risks attached to

The prehistoric mammoth throws a sophisticated modern scientific method into disarray

Traits that help one sex may harm the other

Researchers are trying to end malaria at its very root: by genetically modifying mosquitoes that carry the disease

TWO Fox TV reporters in Tampa, Florida, have reported that Monsanto's gene-tically engineered milk hormone, rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hor-mone), may promote cancer in humans. The milk is sold

Bananas that are actually vaccines. Potatoes that kill bacteria. Tobacco plants that fight tooth decay. Medical science has more tricks up its sleeve

Why do some gene fragments jump around from one place to another? Russians believe they have the answer