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17-year-old Miami scientist Gabriella Rothberg is genetically engineering tomatoes that taste like beef burgers and could provide iron-rich nutritionGabriella Rothberg, a 17-year-old scientist, is working on genetically engineering tomatoes to taste like beef. These tomatoes aim to provi...- NASA sent seeds into space for nearly 6 years; after they returned, 132,000 experiment kits reached 3.3 million students in 30 countriesIn April 1984, NASA launched a satellite carrying 12.5 million tomato seeds into orbit to test how space radiation affects biological life....
- The potato’s secret past: Scientists uncover ancient botanical romance that changed the worldInternational scientists solved the mystery of potato origins. Research shows modern potatoes came from a natural mix of tomato-like plants...
- It’s time to embrace a new era of gene-edited foodGenetic alterations have come a long way. We arguably began doing it thousands of years ago, when we started selectively breeding crops for...
- Unveiling the top 10 hard Sci-Fi movies: From '2001: A Space Odyssey' to SunshineHard science fiction demands precision in scientific details and a plausible scenario that aligns with the potential realities of both the ...
- In a first, US startup plants carbon-guzzler GM treesLiving Carbon, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company that produced the poplars, intends for its trees to be a large-scale solution to...
- The story of the purple tomato - and why its success is a win for GM foodsAlthough genetically modified foods still get a bit of a bad rap, there are actually many good reasons why modifying an organism's genetics...
- Is the future of food bleak? Science may have the answersThe Sustainable Development Goal of 'zero hunger' by 2030 doesn't seem to be within reach anymore.
- Government approach to GM tech is emotion-based, says MahycoJalna (Maharashtra), June 22 (IANS) With a decision to allow commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard pending, a top exe...
- Will not allow GM mustard in state till proven safe: Prabhu Lal SainiThe minister said the state government is watching what the environment ministry’s genetic engineering appraisal committee (GEAC) has to sa...
- How 'start up nation' Israel technology for agriculture and saves fresh waterIn most agricultural fields, thin black pipes are laid out like a giant spider's web, from tiny holes water is literally supplied directly ...
- TomTato: Plant that produces potatoes, tomatoes launchedHorticultural mail order company Thompson & Morgan, which is selling the plants for £14.99 each, said the hybrid plants were individually h...
- Scientists develop 200 GM crops, await govt nod for trialsIndian scientists have over the years developed more than 200 genetically modified (GM) varieties of as many as 15 crops including cotton, ...
- GM research being conducted on 72 plant speciesResearch work related to genetic modification (GM) in the agriculture sector is being conducted on 72 crops/plant species, Parliament was i...
- Need for public sector investment in GM food: RameshThere is a need for a large-scale publicly funded biotechnology programme in agriculture to end the monopoly of the private sector, Environ...
- Post-Bt brinjal, GM regulator is top priorityThe government has fasttracked a long-pending Bill to set up the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority.
- Government decides against Bt Brinjal for nowThe genetically modified version of the vegetable has been developed by US-based firm Monsanto and India-based Mahyco.
- Future of genetically modified foods bleak in countryWith the new environment minister Jairam Ramesh disfavouring genetically modified (GM) foods such as a variety of brinjal and tomato, the f...
- Purple tomatoes set to make your pizzas healthyScientists have grown genetically-engineered purple tomatoes in an unusual endeavour to promote healthy food.
- Govt seeks changes in GM crop field trial orderThe centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking modifications in its order on filed trials of genetically modified (GM) crops.
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