Vivek Wadhwa
Viewpoint: India has a huge opportunity on gene editing:—This isn’t about corporate-controlled GM crops. It’s about empowering farmers with healthier and more resilient plants.’
Imagine mangoes growing in the deserts of Rajasthan, wheat that thrives in extreme heat and provides higher nutrition, or rice ...
Viewpoint: ‘Addressing India’s greatest national security risk’ — How CRISPR gene-editing could help address drought and other climate change disruptions
Drought may be India’s greatest national security risk today. As serious droughts become more frequent, helping farmers grow more food ...
‘Designer babies’ are coming soon, but who gets to have them?
Designer babies are coming in 20 to 30 years. Your children will be able to select, to some degree, their ...
Ethical rubicon: Should we take ‘next steps’ toward designer humans?
Scientists in Portland, Oregon, just succeeded in creating the first genetically modified human embryo in the United States, according to Technology ...