Scientists have discovered how to transplant scents from one flower to another through genetics, and also boost the smell of flowers up to 10 times, according to research published in the Plant Biotechnology...
Farmers in India are committing suicide and number is increasing every year. Among the various reasons being cited for the serial suicide deaths that continues unabated is new food technologies. They are...
highlighted by Sanjay Jha | 4 days ago | updated 2 days ago 93 views | 5 comments
Microbes are our friends; genetically engineered to glow flourescently and provide cheap and fast detection of contaminants, from oil spills to food supplies. If they keep these things out of the food supply, we'll be fine; I like technology, but I don't want my organic...
Next time my stomach clenches in agony, I'll spare a thought for the brave, selfless bacteria that gave their own lives so their brethren could colonize my internal organs. I may even have to choke back a tear. " ...
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I am not a huge fan of genetic modified products. I do not discount their potential, but the unknown risks give me trepidations."Scientists have applied to plant a group of genetically modified (GM) trees on land...
Considering the inherent dangers in the indiscriminate development and trade of biotechnology globally this report from the UN is troubling to say the least!"The world is failing in efforts to control an...
"Gary Rinehart clearly remembers the summer day in 2002 when the stranger walked in and issued his threat. Rinehart was behind the counter of the Square Deal, his “old-time country store,” as he calls it, on the...
Though this article deals only with Bill Clinton's sleezy yet profitable involvement with Monsanto, GMO's, and mega-agribusinesses, Hillary's self-serving ongoing involvement with Monsanto is also well...
Not sure when I'd be inclined to give a blue rose. An amicable breakup, maybe?"TOKYO (AFP) - Think that red roses are predictable? In Japan, gift-givers soon will also have the option of blue roses.
The...
Doesn't twin telepathy constitute as cheating anymore?"BELLEVUE, Neb. - Here's a perfect match - genetically and academically.
Identical twins Brian and Ross DeVol of Bellevue, Nebraska, earned perfect scores on...
"Researchers at Tokyo University managed to turn off the receptors in a mouse's brain that react to the scent of its main predator.
They wanted to prove that fear is genetically programmed and not, as is commonly...
"A genetically modified "supermouse" which can run twice as far as a normal rodent has been created by scientists working in the US.
It also lives longer, and breeds later in life compared with its standard laboratory cousin.
The research has been conducted at Case Western...
Jim Watson was lying. He actually made the racist comments. I believe he is risking his reputation for silly statements. We won't wait for long before he makes another. He is reputed to have made sexist comments...
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""It's been a marvelous honor for the people working in the lab as well as the university," 70-year-old Mario Capecchi of the United States told AFP.
He shared the prize with compatriot Oliver Smithies, 82, and Britain's Martin Evans, 66, for their discoveries on how to...
"The three winners of the 2007 Nobel Medicine Prize said Monday they were delighted to share the prestigious award for research they conducted independently of one another.
"It's been a marvelous honor for the people working in the lab as well as the university," 70-year-old...