Biotechnology
The adoption of genetically modified crops: Growth areas
Where genetically modified crops are grown(47)
Rows over GM crops: Seed of change
America may shift its policy on genetically modified crops(20)
Economist debates: Biotechnology debate: The result
The result of our debate about biotechnology and sustainable agriculture(28)
The future of biofuels: The post-alcohol world
Biofuels are back. This time they might even work(36)
Biotechnology in North Carolina: After tobacco
North Carolina builds on the legacy of the golden leaf(0)
Biotechnology: Chemistry goes green
Behind the scenes, industrial biotechnology is getting going at last(8)
Monitor: Dawn of the Frankenfish
Food science: Fast-growing genetically modified trout and salmon could soon be the first transgenic animals on the table(3)
Artificial lifeforms: Genesis redux
A new form of life has been created in a laboratory, and the era of synthetic biology is dawning(54)
Synthetic biology: And man made life
Artificial life, the stuff of dreams and nightmares, has arrived(171)
Geoengineering: We all want to change the world
Dealing with climate change might mean tinkering with the oceans and the atmosphere. Those who could do so would like the regulations to be clear(22)
Genetic engineering: Fish tales
Genetically modified fish could soon be on the table(3)
Genetically modified food: Attack of the really quite likeable tomatoes
The success of genetically modified crops provides opportunities to win over their critics(30)
The spread of GM crops: Taking root
The developing world embraces a controversial technology(12)
India and GM food: Without modification
A setback for GM in India(22)
Stem cells in China: Wild East or scientific feast?
In the field of stem cells, China is showing that it can do world-class science. It is a shame, then, that so many fraudsters operate and that officialdom turns a blind eye(5)
Synthetic biology: Your plastic pal
A genetically engineered bacterium makes a greener plastic(8)
Monsanto: The parable of the sower
The debate over whether Monsanto is a corporate sinner or saint(54)
Bay Area science: Techs and the city
Lab by lab in and around San Francisco(46)
Industrial biotech: A “third wave” of biotechnology is arriving. Will it be able to avoid a poor reception from the general public this time around?(12)
North Carolina: Pipettes at the ready
The state helps engineer a biotech boom(16)
Tissue engineering: Attempts to grow artificial bone marrow in the laboratory have failed—but now a new approach is showing promise(3)
Genetically modified food, an American menace?
Germany's man thinks so(16)
Tissue engineering: Bone in a bottle
Attempts to create artificial bone marrow have failed until now(6)
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