New genetic research reveals ancient human and Neanderthal interactions followed a surprising pattern. Scientists found more modern human D...

This crucial research aims to combat climate change's threat to global coffee supplies, as arabica faces declining yields. The goal is to c...

Scientists have isolated a Psychrobacter SC65A.3, a bacterial strain frozen for almost 5,000 years in Romania’s Scărișoara Ice Cave. The mi...

Bdelloid rotifers, ancient asexual creatures, defy evolutionary norms by thriving for 80 million years without mating. These resilient orga...

The bacteria uses the pesticide as food. The researchers speculate that the genes that allow the bacteria to breaking down carbaryl may hav...

Cross-species transfers, even between plants and animals, have occurred frequently throughout evolution.

New York, Nov 9 (IANS) Neanderthal genetic material is found in only small amounts in the genomes of modern humans because, after inter-bre...

Environmental activists have long gained fame and fortune by campaigning against genetically modified foods, which they denounce as “monste...

According to scientists, if cultivated on large scale, 1 season will be enough for gene contamination to take place and will be too complex...

Someone must have once said that unless the gods were propitiated to cause rain, the crop would fail. It was a meme that spread like wildfi...

In collaboration with the Gujarat State Bio-Technology Mission (GSBTM), the forest department has already collected 80 strains of DNA of th...

The State Board of Wildlife would meet on Thursday to prepare a strong review petition to be filed in the Supreme Court against its order e...

The rate at which the NDM-1 gene is copied and transferred between different bacteria was highest at 30°C - a temperature common in Delhi.

Government must address popular concerns over GM foods.

The problem is lack of faith in the integrity of testing & approval process.

It is a wish come true for scores of poultry owners who are grappling with their business due to the frequent outbreak of bird flu.

Ficci has apprised PM Dr Manmohan Singh on the need to enact legislation for mandatory transfer of biological material by the developed cou...