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Show some respect
Biotechnologists in India should engage dissenters to diffuse arguments about GM crops
News
Wild turmeric effective in filariasis vector control
Wild turmeric extract could help control the mosquito that spreads lymphatic filariasis, say scientists.
10 March 2010
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Dengue programmes 'too paternalistic'
Routine responses to dengue fever are top-down, which discourages individual engagement in control strategies, says a study.
10 March 2010
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Waste tea leaves could brew up biofuel
1 March 2010
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India to take green revolution to eastern drylands
26 February 2010
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Features
Farming high in a Himalayan desert
With artificial glaciers and more, a Himalayan region is regaining food self-sufficiency, writes Surabhi Pudasaini.
22 February 2010
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Q&A: Andreas Schild and the glacial retreat debate
Andreas Schild of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development talks to SciDev.Net about glacial retreat.
Editorial
Mutual respect in the GM crop debate
Indian biotechnologists need to engage GM critics with openness and honesty to win public support.
12 March 2010 | EN
Opinions
BioMed Analysis: Keep traditional knowledge open but safe
Databases of traditional medicines can help protect against biopiracy while opening the doors for new drug discovery, says Priya Shetty.
GM crops: still not a panacea for poor farmers
GM crops have been hailed as a 'pro-poor' technology, but the reality is much more complicated, says technology researcher Dominic Glover.
Development key to climate policy
2 December 2009
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Information Services
Mile-high desert farming
How the Himalayan region of Ladakh is taking steps to control its food destiny
