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 ethics of genetic combinations
The 17th International Congress of Genetics highlighted the role that genetic technology could play in shaping our world.
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Public property
It is good to hear Western leaders say the genetic secrets of human life should be used for public good
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Testing times
Monsanto gets the nod to carry out trials of its GMOs
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Starved of substance
No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger
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Biotechnology for poor farmers
It s a myth
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SC imposes ban on field trials of GM crops
the Supreme Court of India, for the first time, on September 22, 2006, issued an interim verdict banning all field trials of genetically modified (gm) crops in the country and slammed its regulatory
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Unravelling the mysteries of biotechnology
SEVERAL writers have made a name for themselves by publishing dire warnings to developing countries of the dangers posed by new technology from the West. Many wind up exaggerating and making
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Bio sensing diabetes
A JAPANESE company will soon begin manufacturing toilets incorporating biosensors that can detect diabetes. This will enable doctors in their clinics to monitor diabetes, especially in patients over
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Creating a family tree for rice
Scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory are working on rice biotechnology in order to develop more nutritious varieties of the cereal.
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Kamikaze microbes
And now genetically altered microorganisms that self destruct once they've fulfilled their mission