Odisha biotechnology policy, 2024
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
Biotechnology
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The biotech brigands
Developed nations are interpreting key clauses of the biodiversity treaty with the aim of protecting their own biotechnology industries from potential flak
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The oracle of biotechnology
The film establishes incontrovertibly that no other region of science has raised as many hackles as biotechnology
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Rice fields forever
BIOTECHNOLOGY has been occasionally caught giving itself a pat on the back and parrying questions of ethics by flaunting its effects on crop production, rice included. The information contained in
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From beer to recombinant DNA
...or how the ethical minefield of biotechnology has grown over time
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No milking the super cows
The European Community has opposed injecting cows with the controversial hormone bovine somatrophin to boost milk production
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Boost to ecofriendly farming
A department of biotechnology project to popularise the production of biofertilisers has recently been approved.
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MONEYMAKERS
• WITH WESTERN governments trying to cut health-care costs and consequently, the pharmaceuticals market becoming more competitive, many companies including Glaxo are keen to move into untapped
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Red tape loosened
NEW RULES for approving experiments with altered genes will slash the red tape that British scientists claim obstructs research (New Scientist, Vol 140, No 1895). A report by the British parliament's
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Can we afford to be left behind?
AS A FRONTIER technology today, genetic engineering is attracting the best scientific minds the world over. The ability to manipulate the genetic make-up of living things has the potential,
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Selling God's secrets
After 20 years of scepticism, increasing sales have finally convinced industries that genetic engineering holds the key to the future.