April 3, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 3, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

GM technology

Sheep death: no test for Bt toxin done

Published in The Hindu on August 7, 2008 “The facility for detection and estimation of Bt toxin is presently not

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HIVHIV/AIDS

AIDS: importance of nutrition confirmed

Published in The Hindu on July 31, 2008 In what may be the biggest study ever conducted in India, the

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Climate changeEditorial

Editorial: Cut emissions to save fishes

Published in The Hindu on July 29, 2008 The Food and Agriculture Organisation has issued a caution on the repercussions

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Thirty years since Louise Brown, a way of life

Published in The Hindu on July 25, 2008 This day (July 25), thirty years ago, little Louise Brown created history.

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ICMRStem cells

Editorial: Regulating stem cell research

Published in The Hindu on July 25, 2008 The saga of preparing the guidelines for stem cell research and therapy

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IGCAR

PFBR: main vessel to be installed soon

Published in The Hindu on July 24, 2008 The main vessel of the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor that

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ChinaEarthquake

China earthquake: topography can reveal tectonic activity

Published in The Hindu on July24, 2008 The May 12, 2008 earthquake that struck the Sichuan Province in China appears

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Rice: more silica in soil reduces arsenic uptake

Published in The Hindu on July 17, 2008 Scientists in Japan have cracked the reason why rice is particularly efficient

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EditorialGM technology

Editorial: Precaution is the key

Published in The Hindu on July 15, 2008 Unlike traditional breeding techniques, whereby hybrids are produced by transferring genes within

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Tuberculosis

Evaluating a new MDR-TB test

Published in The Hindu on July 3, 2008 If patients failing to complete the treatment, and wrong medication by the

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GM technology

GM field trials: leaving no room for assessment

Published in The Hindu on July 3, 2008 The data on heat stability studies carried out on Bt protein in

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GM technology

GEAC: The truth behind sheep death revealed

Published in The Hindu on June 26, 2008 The Supreme Court nominee to the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), Dr.

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GM technology

Many skeletons tumble out of GEAC’s cupboard

Published in The Hindu on June 26, 2008 The open field trials for various genetically modified crops are being conducted

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