Transgenic monkeys carrying human gene
Researchers from China and the United States have created transgenic monkeys carrying a human genes that is important for brain development, and the monkeys showed human-like brain development. Scientists have…
Potential Influence of Transgenic crops on Agriculture
Transgenic crops: It is a modern technique in which organisms are genetically modified through transfer of desirable recombinant DNA. In this technique, artificially inserted one or more genes into recombinant…
Clean-gene Technology: Helping adaptation of transgenic crops
Transgenic plants that contain the desired gene of interest but lack the selection marker gene used in its production are termed “clean” and the methods utilized in their production are…
Transgenic Crops: Biosafety concerns and related risks
Transgenic crops are rapidly growing in the developing world but some developing countries rising them in significant quantities. Transgenic crops offer immense benefits in terms of increased yield, better quality…
Animals biotechnology: Where are we standing?
The field of biology has advanced a great deal by the integration of modern technologies developed as a result of better understanding of the genomes of living beings. Around forty…
Transgenic plants and their effect on beneficial soil fauna
Soil represents a favorable habitat for microfauna and is inhabited by a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, and protozoa. According to one study, there is about…
Risks and Concerns of Transgenic Food
Food and feed come from the plants and the animals which have been a grown up and bred by a human being for many thousand years. With the passage of…
Risks and concerns of transgenic food
Generally, food and feed come from the plants and the animals which have been nurtured by humans for many thousand years. With the passage of time, these plants and…