Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to society, perhaps, so does the gene, particularly in debates like 'genes vs merit', explains Ajit Balakrishnan.......
'There are ominous portents of an isolationist administration not only building a physical wall to the south to prevent unwanted immigrants from entering the land of milk and honey, but also trade......
... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Every two decades or so, we, humans, are forced to deal with a......
M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......
Indian-American Prasun Chatterjee, whose research has contributed to a new way of detecting toxic lead and copper in water, has been chosen to receive one of the highest research honours bestowed......
The impact of Trump's announcement of increasing import tariffs will have negligible benefit for India not because of companies trying to shift from China to other countries or their supply chains......
The possibility of using whisky by-products as a next generation biofuel is being explored by a Scottish start-up. The company is working to capitalise on the tonnes of waste produced by one of......
Criminals beware! The smell of the money you are smuggling may give you in. US researchers are developing a new device that mimics the function of trained dogs to sniff out large wads of cash......
Scientists have developed a new colour-coded smart tag that could tell consumers whether a carton of milk has turned sour or a can of green beans has spoiled even without opening the containers.......
Tired of the hefty electricity bills? Try these new solar powered smart windows!Researchers claim to have developed a new transparent solar cell, which enables home windows to generate electricity......
Dick Pound, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), had settled down with his wife to watch the State of the Union address with the wary scepticism Canadians reserve for their......