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Gauri Lankesh Murder Probe Is Chance for DNA Bill to Prove Its Mettle

The Wire Analysis 11/01/2019

A DNA profile stands for one more strand of...

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How a Rogue Chinese Experiment Might Affect Gene-Based Therapies in India

Sarah Iqbal 09/01/2019

Many Indian scientists edit the human genome in cells...

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DNA Test Suggests Mussel Pest on Cochin Coast Could Be Invasive Foreigner

Kollegala Sharma 09/01/2019

Mussels are among the most prominent biofouling agents in...

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Supreme Court Saves Monsanto From Its Own ‘Incomprehensible’ Legal Strategy

Prashant Reddy 09/01/2019

The litigation had kicked off in 2015 with Monsanto winning...

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What the Supreme Court Said in Its Bt Cotton Judgment

The Wire Staff 09/01/2019

Monsanto and Nuziveedu both submitted their arguments in the...

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Lok Sabha Passes DNA Technology Bill – All You Need to Know

The Wire Staff 09/01/2019

Criticism against the Bill itself has chiefly been directed...

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Women Won’t Study STEM Just Because They Live in a More Gender-Equal Country

Lakshmi Supriya 08/01/2019

The gap in science education between the genders is...