My fascination with genetics began in school with N. Luchnik’s Why I Am Like My Dad (Mir Publishers), a book that posed the intriguing question, “What makes me resemble my father?” It introduced me to genes, heredity, and the significant role of environment in
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You thought you held the code of life,By cutting strands with logic’s knife,As if each trait, each shade, each part,Was locked inside a gene-bound chart. You mapped the twists, the bonds, the base,Assumed you’d mastered nature’s face.“Control the gene, control the being,”A
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Download the Feed Back 161001-feedback-on-gm-mustard-from-csa Download the Presentation 160910-gm-mustard Comments on the document on “Assessment of Food and Environmental Safety (AFES)” On The Proposal for Authorisation Of Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Mustard (Brassica Juncea) Hybrid DMH-11 and use of Parental Events (Varuna Bn3.6
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Learning from Bt cotton and Non Pesticidal Management Experiences Vidarbha region in Maharashtra is witnessing deep agrar- ian crisis. The recently released National Crime Records Bu- reau Report documented 3146 farmers’ suicides during 2013 in Maharashtra adding up to 60,750 farmers’ sui-
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http://www.andhrajyothy.com/EditorialShow.asp?qry=2012/aug/26/edit/26edit3&more=2012/aug/26/edit/editpagemain1&date=8/26/2012 ముఖాముఖి జన్యుమార్పిడి పంటలపై మరిన్ని పరిశోధనలు, సరైన నియంత్రణ వ్యవస్థ లేకుండా ఫీల్డ్ ట్రయల్స్కు అనుమతించకూడదని పార్లమెంటరీ స్థాయీ సంఘం చేసిన సిఫార్సులపై దేశవ్యాప్తంగా చర్చ జరుగుతోంది. ఈ నేపథ్యంలో జన్యు మార్పిడి పంటలకు సంబంధించిన అంశాలపై పరిశ్రమవర్గాలు చెబుతున్న దానికి, పరిశోధనలలో తేలుతున్న నిజాలకు మధ్య చాలా వ్యత్యాసం కనిపిస్తుంది. ఈ నేపథ్యంలో జన్యుమార్పిడి పంటలకు
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A bill to create ‘Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of In- dia’ (BRAI) was tabled in Lok Sabha and if approved, will re- place the existing Environment Protection Act (EPA) 1989 rules and the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Authority (GEAC) as a regulatory body. The
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G. V. Ramanjaneyulu http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/gm-crops-are-inoti-the-answer-to-pest-control.html 8 February 2006 | EN G. V. Ramanjaneyulu argues that insect-resistant crops will eventually require an increased use of pesticides, and that farmers around the developing world will suffer as a result. Thousands of farmers in the Indian
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