Genetic Editing

Jurassic Park for real? Biotech firm to revive New Zealand's giant bird

The South Island giant moa may be Colossal Biosciences' next de-extinction project - but scientists caution the outcome won't truly be a moa

GTRI warns against US GM farm imports, cites risk to India's agri exports

Economic think tank GTRI on Saturday cautioned that allowing genetically modified (GM) farm products from the US under the proposed trade pact would have implications for India as it may affect the country's agri exports to regions like the European Union. India and the US are negotiating an interim trade pact, which is expected to be announced before July 9. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that allowing the import of GM products such as soybean meal and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) for animal feed would affect India's agricultural exports to the European Union (EU), a key destination for Indian exporters. DDGS is a by-product made during ethanol production, usually from corn or other grains. The EU has strict GM labelling rules and strong consumer resistance to GM-linked products. Even though GM feed is permitted, many European buyers prefer fully GM-free supply chains. India's fragmented agri-logistics and lack of segregation infrastructure make

Challenge to Centre's approval of GM mustard: SC defers matter to Apr 15

The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred to April 15 the hearing on pleas against the validity of the Centre's 2022 decision granting conditional approval on the environmental release of genetically modified (GM) mustard crop. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka, Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ujjal Bhuyan adjourned the matter after attorney general R Venkataramani sought time to argue the matter. Venkataramani said a series of discussions at the highest level of the government were underway. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioners, submitted the special bench was directed long ago to hear the matter on Thursday and sought to argue. The top court, however, said it wanted to hear the matter at length without any discontinuity. The matter was then posted for hearing on April 15 and 16. On July 23, 2024, the apex court delivered a split verdict on the validity of the Centre's 2022 decision granting conditional approval for environmental release of GM mustard crop. It, however, ...

The government can't stop use of herbicide on GM crops, say activists

It said the government has been disingenuously arguing that DU's GM Mustard, which has used the bar-barnase-barstar technology in the name of pollination control, is not herbicide tolerant

Genetically modified mustard seeds may fix India's cooking oil imbalance

New Delhi has given environmental clearance to a genetically modified mustard crop, which promises to boost yields by as much as 28%

Scientific evaluation

The Code Breaker captures the competitiveness and politics of modern science, and the progress of science in the field of evolution and genetics.

Human-animal hybrids

The potential payoff for such research is enormous

World's first gene-edited babies? Premature, dangerous and irresponsible

He Jiankui from the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen said he edited the DNA of seven embryos being used for fertility treatment

Sci-fi or real? Is an age of genetically modified human babies ahead of us?

A Chinese scientist claims to have successfully employed the gene-editing technology for the birth of twin girls

Peers slam Chinese scientist for 'deeply disturbing' gene-editing claims

He Jiankui had told a packed biomedical conference he was 'proud' to have successfully altered the DNA of twin girls born to an HIV-positive father

Gene editing spurs hope for organ transplants from animals

Porcine organs can be the right size for human transplantation