BD developing more bio-tech crops: Minister Matia
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury today acknowledged the positive impact of biotech crops and their potential…
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Bangladesh releases its first biotech rice
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Scientists in Bangladesh have developed country’s first biotech rice variety giving…
Action needed now on antibiotic resistance
During this year’s World Antibiotics Awareness Week, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) released a…
Nag – The Indian river that lends life and a name to Nagpur
Guest Blog by Nivedita Khandekar This story from Nag River in Nagpur is second in…
Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease
Dhaka, Dec 7 (AP/UNB) -Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of…
EC has ‘obligation to block Bayer-Monsanto merger’
A new legal study by University College London urges the European Commission “to take action…
Will DNA data base deter sexual abuse at UN?
By Thalif Deen UN, Nov 25 (IPS) – The United Nations is fighting a losing…
Breakthroughs bring gene-editing therapies into view
Paris, Oct 26 (BSS/AFP) – Two teams of scientists on Wednesday unveiled a new generation…
US drug admin to encourage generic contest for complex drugs
Trenton, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is opening a new…
Finally, a law to curb biopiracy in Malaysia
Gurdial Singh Nijar Last week the Dewan Rakyat passed a bill to curb “biopiracy”. This…
GM crops bounce back with gains in production areas
Manila – Global acceptance of genetically modified (GM) crops sprang back in 2016 after suffering…
3-zone biosecurity offers new hope to Indonesian farmers
By Kanis Dursin Jakarta, Indonesia, Jul 10 (IPS) – Poultry farmer Bambang Sutrisno Setiawan had…
GM crops to meet 50% increase of food demand by 2050
Dhaka – Agricultural scientists attending a seminar here today said introduction of Genetically Modified (GM)…
After the march against monsano
On Saturday, May 20, activists took to the streets, all over the world, for the…
Genetically engineered disappointments
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Tan Zhai Gen Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (IPS) – Advocates…
Artificial ’embryos’ created in lab
Scientists have created “artificial embryos” using stem cells from mice, in what they believe is…
Biosafety Protocol stalled on risk assessment
Further work on biosafety risk assessment which is a key pillar under the Cartagena Protocol…
Biodiversity convention considers genetic sequence, benefit sharing
Negotiators at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in Cancun, Mexico are working to…
UN biodiversity confce at Cancun to debate synthetic biology
Cancún (Lim Li Ching) – The United Nations Biodiversity Conference opened in Cancún, Mexico on…
Global call for moratorium on new genetic extinction tech
Cancun, Mexico – This week, international conservation and environmental leaders are calling on governments at…
Motherless babies could be a possibility in near future
Motherless babies could be a real possibility in the near future, according to scientists who…
US biotech giant Monsanto on the dock
A campaign has been launched seeking support support for the International Monsanto Tribunal which is…
‘Bangabahadur’ to stay few more days at Jamalpur
The rescuers will take a few more days to shift the wild elephant, which was…
GMO wheat found in Washington state could affect US trade
Seattle (AP/UNB) — Genetically modified wheat not approved for sale or commercial production in the…
Biodiversity, GMOs, Gene Drives and the Militarised Mind
A recent report from the National Academy of Science of The United States, titled Gene…
BD scientist’s discovery earns ‘Zootaxa’ recognition
Bangladeshi scientist Dr Belal Hossain’s discovery of a new amphipod species, named Victoriopisa bruneiensis, has…
When breast tissue goes rogue
Scientists say they now have a near-perfect picture of the genetic events that cause breast…
Access to genetic data is “the big issue of our time”
By Edward Hammond Regulating access to genetic data is “the big issue of our time”…
Genetic control is no answer to Zika
Chennai, India – The arrival of Zika, seemingly out of nowhere, on the global health…
WIPO: IGC still divided on genetic resources protection
Geneva (Mirza Alas) — The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held its 29th session of…