Researchers at a Kashmir-based Agricultural university have produced India's first gene-edited sheep, marking a historic milestone in the field of animal biotechnology. The Sher-e-Kashmir University ...

The edited sheep contains no foreign DNA, distinguishing it from transgenic organisms and paving the way for regulatory approval under India's evolving biotech policy framework. Kindly note the image ...

The DNA found in cells’ mitochondria is passed down from mothers to their offspring. Sequences of such DNA, changing slowly with time, act as a molecular clock. It helps trace back the ancestors of ...

The Hindu reports that in Tumkur, a city in the south of India, a new sheep is creating an awful lot of buzz. The NARI-Suvarna breed of sheep, created by NARI (a government-funded agriculture science ...

There are over 65 million sheep in India. These are important animals for the livelihoods of many marginal and landless farmers. A large proportion of mutton production takes place in rural and hilly ...

IMAGE: The gene-edited sheep. Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff Researchers at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology have produced India's first gene-edited sheep, ...