A vaccine developed &om genetically engineered cells has been found to eradicate tumours from the brains of laboratory rats. Developed by cancer scientists at the University of California in Los

IT TOOK a simple laboratory dish to create one of the most awesome break- throughs in science - hundreds of genetically identical sheep. The feat was recently performed by Ian Wilmut, Keith

Celltech, the UK-based biotech firm, has tested a new drug against rheumatoid arthritis. Thegeneti- cally engineered drugCDP 571, is based on a synthetic antibody. The antibody blocks the action

Gene therapy to over the cassava's toxicity

The Sherlock Holmeses of today have moved from the familiar confines of Baker Street to the esoteric climes of biological labs

DNA profiling has come as the end product of a long lineage of using science in the aid of crime detection

INDIA's vast genetic resources will now have a protective cover with the setting up of the National Research Centre for Finger Printing of Animal and Plant Species in New Delhi. The centre,