'Yellow biotechnology': Using plants to silence insect genes in a high-throughput manner

'Yellow biotechnology' refers to biotechnology with insects -- analogous to the green (plants) and red (animals) biotechnology. Active ingredients or genes in insects are characterized and used for research or application in agriculture and medicine. Scientists in Germany are now using a procedure which brings forward ecological research on insects: They study gene functions in moth larvae by ...

Don't have a risky Christmas

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Season of the witch . . . hazel

Winter-flowering plants give pleasure out of all proportion to their size or numbers - and one of the most spectacular is the golden-flowered witchhazel.

Cannabis 'grown using online guidebook'

A woman grew cannabis plants in her shed after buying instructions on the internet, a court heard on Wednesday.

Global Food Crisis to Spur Sturdy Growth of Genetically Engineered Crops, According to New Report by Global Industry ...

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global outlook on Genetic Engineering Industry. The disparity in demand and supply arising due to increasing global population and stagnant food production is a major factor responsible for growing food crisis, and also a reason for nations to view genetic engineering (GE) as a viable solution. The benefits of GM crops and its subsequent ...