June 1, 2015: According to media reports, our PM has announced that we should take full advantage of genetically modified crops for improving the productivity and profitability of farming in our country. The history of genetic modification goes back to 1953 when Watson, Crick and Wilkins announced the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. From 1980 onwards methods of gene transfer using suitable vectors have been standardised. The very first GMO was in the flower Petunia. Since then a...