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Is pink bollworm pest developing resistance to GMO Bt corn in India?
Genetically modified or Bt cotton is no longer resistant to pink bollworm - a major pest in Mahahrashtra, prompting the state government to write ...
Infographic: India poised to dramatically increase its global GMO footprint
GM crop footprint in India is all set to grow once the government gives its final nod to GM Mustard, ...
India’s biotech regulator greenlights GMO mustard—But hurdles to commercialization remain
India's central biotech regulator, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), on Thursday [May 11] cleared the genetically modified (GM) Mustard for ...
Indian farmers can benefit tremendously from planting GM crops, new book says
Former director of [the] Centre for Plant Molecular Biology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University [in India,] S Sadasivam on [Feb ...
Modifying gene-delivering viruses decreases risk of cancer in gene therapy
Scientists have developed a new safer gene therapy that may reduce the risk of cancer and can be used for ...
India unlikely to approve GMO mustard in time for coming growing season
The debate around genetically modified crops and a recent PIL in the Supreme Court may force the government to delay ...
Will GMO mustard suffer same fate as GMO eggplant in India?
With the deadline of submitting comments of stakeholders on genetically modified mustard... coming to an end... both anti and pro-GM ...
Heart attack memory may be stored on genes via epigenetic changes
The memory of a heart attack gets stored in genes through epigenetic changes -- chemical modifications of DNA that turns our ...
Indian scientists develop white-fly resistant GMO cotton to compete with Monsanto
National Botanical Research Institute has claimed to have developed whitefly-resistant cotton. The CSIR-NBRI research has been accepted by international journal 'Nature' ...
India promoting advanced biotechnology for biofuel production
Biofuel made from microalgae can prove to be an alternative to conventional fossil fuels, said experts participating in the international ...
India will listen to anti-GMO activists, but make science-based decision on GMO mustard
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Moving ahead with the ...
India set to approve GMO mustard for commercial release
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The central regulator on ...
Senior agricultural scientist: India should drop GMO testing moratorium
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Biotechnology is the future ...
Netherlands implements “14-day rule,” allowing lab-grown embryos
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Dutch government on ...
Indian silk farmers testing genetically modified, disease resistant silkworm
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A quiet movement from ...
India developing GMO drought tolerant sugarcane in face of water shortages
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . Indian Council ...
Do international NGOs push anti-GMO agendas on India, ignoring its actual environmental crises?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Two weeks ago, six ...
Indian farmer’s associations demand government approve GMO mustard
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [On March 30] A ...
Father of India’s green revolution calls for more GMO field trials
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At the time when ...
Brazil OKs release of genetically engineered mosquitoes to control dengue virus
Thousands of British made genetically engineered mosquitoes were released by Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday infected with ...
Biotech industry body defends India’s Intelligence Bureau report as NGOs cry foul
With the NGOs raising a question whether the Intelligence Bureau is being used by foreign hands to take over India's ...
NGOs attack Cornell University as ‘hub of blind GMO promotion’ in India
With the NGOs raising a question whether the Intelligence Bureau is being used by foreign hands to take over India's ...
3D model of malaria genome to help understand how disease works
For the first time, scientists have generated a 3D model of the human malaria parasite genome at three different stages ...
10 GM crops reapproved for ‘confined field trials’ in India
Taking a major step forward to scientifically assess 'risk' and 'safety' aspects of transgenic crops, the Indian government's top regulator ...
Genetically modified crops key to India’s food security
India's population will grow to 1.3 billion by 2017, so current agricultural output needs to be doubled against odds like ...
India GMO fight: ‘Crop does not become harmful after it is genetically modified’
Many states within India are opposing the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, which would set up an independent ...
DNA testing on your smartphone just a download away
Genetic sequencing is no longer for the uber-wealthy and uber-patient: If a decade ago it cost $3 billion and took ...
Indian scientists develop 200 GM crops, await government nod for trials
NEW DELHI: Do you think only 'Monsanto' (or any multi-national seed company) has the capacity to develop transgenic crops? The ...
